New energy-efficient LED lights were recently installed in the Sepulveda tunnel under Mulholland Drive, thanks to the Bureau of Street Lighting, with coordination from City Councilmember Mike Bonin and the Board of Public Works.
The tunnel light replacement is part of the Bureau’s LED Streetlight Replacement Program, which has replaced over 140,000 existing streetlight fixtures in the city with LED units over a four year period.
The expected savings of the new lights has exceeded the initial program goals. Energy use has been reduced by 63.1 percent and carbon emissions have been reduced by 47,583 metric tons a year.
Ed Ebrahimian, director of the Bureau of Street Lighting said, “The importance of the LED Conversion Program cannot be overstated. It is a shining example of how green technology can be both environmentally responsible and cost effective.” He added, “We have gained national and international acclaim by leading the way with our LED program, which has become a model program and example for a lot of cities as we continue to get recognition and inquiries from municipalities and utilities around the world.”
