WHAT DO THESE LIGHTS LOOK LIKE?COBRA HEAD LIGHTThis is an example of an existing Cobra Head Light. Sometimes these lights are attached to poles by themselves and sometimes the poles they are attached to also carry other utility lines. This example has power, phone, and cable lines along with the light itself.  We would like to say that we are removing the ugly poles with the lights but in most cases we simply cannot. If an existing pole has other utility lines then the pole will have to stay and only the light on it will be removed. There are a few cases, however, where the light is by itself and in those cases we will be removing the pole along with the light. TRADITIONAIRE LIGHTTraditionaire lights have a more classical look to them and do not carry additional utility lines. They are all powered by underground cables which eliminates unsightly lines strung above ground. Traditionaire lights are not as powerful as the cobra lights so they do not illuminate as large as area. This is why we are required to replace cobra lights with a greater number of Traditionaire lights. The ratio is about 1.25:1. Of course, it's impossible to install a quarter of a light so we have to meet this average over all the covered streets combined.  Some streets will receive more Traditionaire lights than others because we need to balance other requirements pertaining to traffic safety and installation issues. Some streets have existing overhead lines that are too low to allow installation of a Traditionaire light underneath. In general, however, each block identified for this project will see an improvement in the amount and evenness of lighting distribution as well as much more attractive lights without visible power lines. |