PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-11-0059
Project Name:	Evaluation of Reduced Lighting on Roadways
Status:	Active
Contact:	Last Name: Thor First Name: Craig Telephone: 202-493-3338 E-mail: craig.thor@dot.gov
Organization:	Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office:	Office of Safety Research and Development
Team:	Safety Management Team
Roadmap/Focus area(s):	Not Applicable
Project Description:	This project will measure lighting parameters for 2,000 centerline miles of road to develop information on appropriate lighting levels and designs that maintain safety during periods of changing traffic levels.
Laboratories:	Not Applicable
Start Date:	August 8, 2011
End Date:	August 28, 2013
Funding Amount:	$886,542.00
FHWA Program Name:	Other
Goals:	They key project objective is to evaluate lighting levels required during periods of low traffic that results in equivalent safety for different road types.
Project Type:	Offsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	In situ measurement and analysis
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	Data not yet available
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Fieldtest:	Data not yet available
Expected Benefits:	The expected benefit is the reduction of energy consumption.
Deliverables:	1. Name: Guidelines on Implementation of Adaptive Lighting. Product Type(s): Research report, Draft standard, specifications, or guidelines Description: The deliverable is a set of guidelines for use by State and local agencies outlining when it is appropriate, and how to implement, adaptive roadway lighting. Audiences: City and county agencies, State highway agencies, Safety researchers, Researchers, Metropolitan planning organizations Secondary Audiences: Equipment vendors 2. Name: First critical literature review. Product Type(s): Research report Description: This first literature review will focus on the lighting and adaptive system criteria. Topics include the roadway luminance level, the adaptive algorithm, and the potential to save energy using adaptive technologies. The scope of the review will draw on both North American and international experience. Audiences: City and county agencies, Federal Highway Administration, Metropolitan planning organizations, Operations researchers, Safety researchers, State departments of transportation, State highway agencies, Traffic engineers Secondary Audiences: , Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Managers 3. Name: Second critical literature review. Product Type(s): Research report Description: The second literature review will consider the case law associated with the use of adaptive lighting technologies. The review will also consider existing State and local legislation that allows for or prohibits the implementation of adaptive lighting. Audiences: City and county agencies, Federal Highway Administration, Federal Highway Administration: Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) Joint Program Office, Federal Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center staff, Metropolitan planning organizations, Other highway agencies, Safety planners, Safety researchers, Traffic engineers, State highway agencies, State departments of transportation Secondary Audiences: , Intelligent Transportation Systems Program Managers
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Project Findings:	Data not yet available
FHWA Topics:	Safety--Visibility and Retroflectivity
TRT Terms:	Street Lighting Curfew Visibility Safety Research Human Factors Energy Consumption
FHWA Disciplines:	Safety
Subject Areas:	Energy Safety and Human Factors Policy