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News Release from: WRTL Exterior Lighting | Subject: The Arc lantern
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 16 February 2004
Arc Relights Exposed Pennine Highway
Calderdale MBC had The Arc Lantern from WRTL Exterior Lighting installed in order to minimise any sort of maintenance cost which would require the dual carriageway to be partially closed.
In renovating the lighting on Calderdale Way, a busy main road near Halifax, Yorkshire, Calderdale MBC Lighting Department considered a number of options in order to meet their highly demanding IP 66 specification and outstanding light technical performance The Arc lantern from WRTL Exterior Lighting was approved because it met all the performance specifications
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 19 Oct 2004 at 8.00am (UK)
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The project comprises about 4km of dual carriageway running near to the M62.
Crucially Calderdale MBC required a high performance light, in order to minimise any sort of maintenance cost which would require the dual carriageway to be partially closed.
A total of 336 Arc lanterns (model ASR150CGN with 150W SON-T lamps) were installed on twin columns mounted at 10 metres on the central reservation and 10m single columns on the associated slip road with a curved glass casing.
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Alan Brummitt of Calderdale MBC, commented: "We selected the Arc lantern with our installer's Amey Highways.
It has outstanding technical performance with excellent uniformity and Double Ingress Protection (DIP) to IP 66.
Not only was it a high performance luminaire, that meets the contract specification but also more importantly meets the requirements of BS5489 part 2.
WRTL's stylish new Arc is available in two sizes, giving visual uniformity in all road types, and the aluminium castings utilise WRTL's extensive experience in marine lighting where long, corrosion-free life is paramount.
In addition, Arc is almost completely recyclable to meet forthcoming recycling requirements, making it future proof from this perspective.
Arc has specially designed, high performance optics offering excellent uniformity, a key factor in any lighting design.
In addition, Arc has double ingress protection with the entire body sealed to IP 66 and the optic sealed separately.
In order to avoid any potential condensation build-up after lamp heating and cooling, both compartments feature controlled breathing technology (CBT).
Safe access to the inside of the body is assisted by an auto-disconnect facility.
WRTL Exterior Lighting Ltd is one of Europe's largest suppliers of exterior lighting, with over 80 years of experience, and more than 500 lighting products and control systems.
Part of the Industria Group, WRTL specialises in total exterior lighting solutions for commercial and public amenity applications, including transport, roads, tunnels, infrastructure, land and cityscape, retail and leisure developments.
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