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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br />David Yamamoto, P.E. <br />Harry Kim <br />Director <br />Mayor <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Allan G. Simeon, P.E. <br />Wil Okabe <br /> <br /> <br /> Deputy Director <br /> Managing Director <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS <br />Aupuni Center <br />101 Pauahi Street, Suite 7 · Hilo, Hawai‘i 96720-4224 <br />(808) 961-8321 · Fax (808) 961-8630 <br />public_works@hawaiicounty.gov <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br /> <br />July 12, 2019 <br /> <br /> <br />County Launching New Streetlight Improvement Program <br /> <br />The County of Hawai‘i is launching a streetlight improvement program, with the aim of <br />greatly improving the lighting system on our Island. <br /> <br />The Department of Public Works Traffic Division will implement a three-phase project to <br />address the inadequate lighting system on this Island regarding: <br /> The type of lighting currently used; and <br /> The location and number of lights currently used. <br /> <br />The project will roll out as follows: <br /> Phase One: Changing out existing dim LED lights on County of Hawai‘i roads by <br />September 2020, starting with 1,500 lights on main connector roads in South Hilo <br />and North Kona. The estimated cost of this phase is $1,000,000. <br /> <br /> Phase Two: Increasing the number of streetlights island-wide by adding lights to <br />existing utility company-owned poles. <br /> <br /> Phase Three: Adding streetlights, which will be installed on new County-owned <br />poles. <br /> <br />As part of the streetlight improvement program, the County is launching a pilot project <br />installing and monitoring new smart technology streetlights in Hilo, on Kapi‘olani Street <br />between Lanikaula and Mohouli Streets from September to December 2019. The smart <br />lights can be monitored remotely from a computer, thereby reducing the cost of sending <br />road crews to visually inspect the lights. Based on the results of that pilot program, the <br />new smart streetlights will be installed island-wide in Phases Two and Three. Cost <br />estimates for the smart lights are not available at this time. <br /> <br />For more information on this new streetlight program please call the Traffic Division at <br />961-8341. <br /> <br /> <br />County of Hawai‘i is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer. <br />