Street light numbers, repair and maintenance costs for Wirral

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David Felton
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Dear Wirral Metropolitan Borough Council,

I am a Wirral resident. Over recent years I have become increasingly concerned over the state of repair of street lighting in Wirral. Although Wirral Borough Council has a stated policy regarding transparency, I find myself unable to find accurate information on the councils own website about a number of issues.

https://www.wirral.gov.uk/about-council/...

Would you please provide information regarding the following points:

1. How many street lights are there on Wirral? Please make it clear if the reply is detailing lighting columns/fixtures or individual lamps.

2. How many street lights on Wirral are currently known to be defective?

3. How many street lights were repaired by Wirral Council or their contractors for year ending 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 (part year to date).

4. Please provide figures for total money spent on bulk light changes as part of maintenance of Wirral street lighting for years ending 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 (part year to date).

5. How many street lights employ sodium, mercury, LED or other lighting technology?

6. Please provide running costs per light fitting for year ending 2016 as this is the most recent complete year. Please provide information for sodium, LED or other technology as employed and as it relates to the rating of the fitting. (It is accepted that costs are very different for a small street light in a minor road when compared to a large installation on a motorway or dual carriageway. My desire is for a clear comparison between comparable fittings in real world usage.)

Although request #6 perhaps requires some calculation I consider it a reasonable request as other councils freely provide this information on their websites, along with maintenance costs and more.

http://shropshire.gov.uk/street-lighting...

Please provide all the information listed within the 6 items above within 20 working days.

Yours faithfully,

David Felton

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Dear Mr Felton

 

Further to your recent request for Information, please see the Council's
response below.

 

1.  How many street lights are there on Wirral? Please make it clear if
the reply is detailing lighting columns/fixtures or individual lamps. –
37,953 lanterns

 

2.  How many street lights on Wirral are currently known to be defective?
- Total of known units currently unlit 1758

 

3.  How many street lights were repaired by Wirral Council or their
contractors for year ending 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 (part year to
date).

 

2012/13 – 8019

2013/14 – 5335

2014/15 – 5492

2015/16 – 5726

2016/17 – 3673 (to date)

 

4.  Please provide figures for total money spent on bulk light changes as
part of maintenance of Wirral street lighting for years ending 2013, 2014,
2015, 2016 and 2017 (part year to date).

 

2012/13 – £61,427.79

2013/14 – £126,190.61

2014/15 – nil

2015/16 – nil

2016/17 – nil

 

5.  How many street lights employ sodium, mercury, LED or other lighting
technology? - See table

 

Description Count
35w Low Pressure Sodium - Low Loss Gear 17847
35w Low Pressure Sodium - Standard Gear 576
55w Low Pressure Sodium - Low Loss Gear 444
90w Low Pressure Sodium - Low Loss Gear 981
90w Low Pressure Sodium - Standard Gear 337
50w High Pressure Sodium - Standard Gear 2107
50w High Pressure Sodium - Bright 21
50w High Pressure Sodium - Dimmed 21
70w High Pressure Sodium - Standard Gear 3888
70w High Pressure Sodium - Bright 137
70w High Pressure Sodium - Dimmed 137
100w High Pressure Sodium - Standard Gear 1207
150w High Pressure Sodium - Standard Gear 215
400w High Pressure Sodium - Standard Gear 79
70w High Pressure Mercury CDM - Low Loss 247
125w Low Pressure Mercury (Fluorescent) 5
250w MBI 14
45w Ceramic Metal Halide - CPO 54
60w Ceramic Metal Halide - CPO 111
90w Ceramic Metal Halide - CPO bright 134
90w Ceramic Metal Halide - CPO dim 134
140w Ceramic Metal Halide - CPO 92
140w Ceramic Metal Halide - CPO bright 751
140w Ceramic Metal Halide - CPO dimmed Low 751
48LED LF700mA Module V4 CLO 6482
64LED LF700mA Module V4 CLO 1071
P852 A 500mA TRIDONIC 20W 39
P852 A 900mA TRIDONIC 36W 15
P850 350mA 151W V1 24
Fortimo LED LLM1800/730 13
40w Compact Fluorescent PL-L 4-Pin  HF Gear 15
36w Compact Fluorescent PL-L 4-Pin  HF Gear 4

 

 

6.  Please provide running costs per light fitting for year ending 2016 as
this is the most recent complete year. Please provide information for
sodium, LED or other technology as employed and as it relates to the
rating of the fitting. (It is accepted that costs are very different for a
small street light in a minor road when compared to a large installation
on a motorway or dual carriageway. My desire is for a clear comparison
between comparable fittings in real world usage) – See table

 

Description Unit energy
cost per year
35w Low Pressure Sodium - Low Loss Gear £25.26
35w Low Pressure Sodium - Standard Gear £28.30
55w Low Pressure Sodium - Low Loss Gear £32.22
90w Low Pressure Sodium - Low Loss Gear £53.12
90w Low Pressure Sodium - Standard Gear £56.61
50w High Pressure Sodium - Standard Gear £30.05
50w High Pressure Sodium - Bright £5.28
50w High Pressure Sodium - Dimmed £15.53
70w High Pressure Sodium - Standard Gear £39.19
70w High Pressure Sodium - Bright £7.62
70w High Pressure Sodium - Dimmed £22.29
100w High Pressure Sodium - Standard Gear £56.17
150w High Pressure Sodium - Standard Gear £78.38
400w High Pressure Sodium - Standard Gear £195.51
70w High Pressure Mercury CDM - Low Loss £37.45
125w Low Pressure Mercury (Fluorescent) £60.53
250w MBI £131.07
45w Ceramic Metal Halide - CPO £22.21
60w Ceramic Metal Halide - CPO £29.61
90w Ceramic Metal Halide - CPO bright £4.03
90w Ceramic Metal Halide - CPO dim £25.60
140w Ceramic Metal Halide - CPO £68.36
140w Ceramic Metal Halide - CPO bright £6.32
140w Ceramic Metal Halide - CPO dimmed Low £38.20
48LED LF700mA Module V4 CLO £42.24
64LED LF700mA Module V4 CLO £55.30
P852 A 500mA TRIDONIC 20W £8.71
P852 A 900mA TRIDONIC 36W £15.68
P850 350mA 151W V1 £65.75
Fortimo LED LLM1800/730 £10.45
40w Compact Fluorescent PL-L 4-Pin  HF Gear £19.59
36w Compact Fluorescent PL-L 4-Pin  HF Gear £15.68

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

 

Lynette Paterson

Senior Information Management Officer

Business Services - Digital

 

Wallasey Town Hall

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Wallasey
Wirral
CH44 8ED 

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