Andy Collins, Technical Principal - Lighting DesignOpus International Consultants, Auckland, New Zealand

Changing the Direction of a CountryNew Zealand

Road Lighting for the 21st Century

Where is New Zealand?Somewhere near Australia!

… and for any Aussies attending !

• Development of Specifications for the Assessment of LED Road Lighting Luminaires

• Auckland Transport & Christchurch City Council

• NZ Transport Agency – M30:2014

• LED becomes the “preferred option”

• Central Government - Funding

Focus of my presentation …

• 76 Local Authorities – aka Road Controlling Authorities

• 350,000 Luminaires on the network

• Auckland Transport - 105,000• Christchurch City Council - 62,000• NZ Transport Agency - 22,000

• 3 RCA’s maintain - 55 %• Remaining 73 – 45%

New Zealand Road Lighting Infrastructure … The numbers …

Little Change for 40 YearsDevelopments in Lamp TechnologyImprovements in Reflector DesignImprovements in Photocell TechnologyProjects involving CMS

Then along came LED………….

But first, lets go back a few years …

Road Lighting – Forward thinkingNot really - until now !

Typical Luminaires – outdated design

New Generation Luminaires - 2008 +

Still Limited choice

2010 - Eden ParkPreparation for RWC 2011

YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS !!!(John McEnroe 1981-ish)

What You Could Get…

LED LuminairesQuality & Performance

• Development of Specifications

• Standards ?

• Taking International “Best Practice”

• ATCOP – Approved List

• Christchurch City Council – developed a parallel Approval process

• NZ Transport Agency ?

Luminaires – how & what to specify ?

NZ Transport Agency

• Recognised the significant work of AT and CCC

• Engaged Consultants involved to write a national document.

• M30 Review Panel

• Accepted List

• Approval Process

• Auckland Transport,Christchurch City Council

and NZTA working together

• National Specification

Luminaires – Accepted List

Quality Performance Value for Money Through Life costs Provide Reassurance

“One Network” Approach – NZ Transport Agency

• Lack of Road Lighting experience ……..

• Electrical Engineers pretending to be Road Lighting Engineers !!!

• Local Authority Structure

• 2014 - NZ Transport Agency introduces IPA’s

• Independent Professional Advisers

• Undertake Luminaire Assessments

• Design Assistance and Peer Reviews

NZTA issues General Circular 15/01Accelerated Renewal Road Lighting Conversion Programmes

Change to NZTA Procurement Policy

Auckland Road Lighting Conference – 2015 – change in Policy announced by Minister of Transport.

Committed Funding over next 3 Financial Years – LA’s to submit Business Case

Development of Spreadsheet to assist LA’s

Auckland Transport Retrofit Programme – becoming a supply vehicle through its purchasing power.

Forward Thinking

Application of new technology provides the impetus for a sustainable infrastructure network.

LED – “default” position

Formalised Luminaire Assessment Procedure

Accepted Luminaire List – for all RCA’s to reference

NZ Transport Agency policy change

Accelerated Renewal Programme

Central Government funding programme

M30:2014

Achievements – less than 4 Years

Develop a co-ordinated “One Network”

strategy plan for the whole of New Zealand

encompassing the latest Lighting and Communication

technology to create a

21st Century Road Lighting network

Those that plan for the future will reap the benefit.

Future Vision ….

Whakawhetai ki a koutouKite ke ano

Andy Collins, Technical Principal - Lighting DesignOpus International Consultants, Auckland, New Zealand