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Major traffic signal upgrade underway in Greater Manchester

A nine-month programme to upgrade traditional wait indicator lamps with longer-lasting and energy-saving LED lights across more than 500 traffic signal sites is underway in Manchester, UK. As part of a contract awarded to Siemens by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), wait indicators will be upgraded at pedestrian crossings and junctions throughout all ten districts of Greater Manchester. This follows the successful completion of a major traffic signalling upgrade programme by Siemens in 2014, with the
March 21, 2016 Read time: 2 mins
A nine-month programme to upgrade traditional wait indicator lamps with longer-lasting and energy-saving LED lights across more than 500 traffic signal sites is underway in Manchester, UK.

As part of a contract awarded to 189 Siemens by 817 Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM), wait indicators will be upgraded at pedestrian crossings and junctions throughout all ten districts of Greater Manchester. This follows the successful completion of a major traffic signalling upgrade programme by Siemens in 2014, with the replacement of a total of 52,000 traditional traffic signal bulbs with low energy LED lamps.

The new upgrade programme will reduce monthly energy usage and maintenance savings, in total estimated to be in the region ofUS$72,000 (£50,000) per year. Siemens says the new lights are a more durable alternative to traditional bulbs, with the new LED lights only needing to be replaced every seven years on average, saving around 950 standard bulbs per year and costs of approximately US$11,500 (£8,000).

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