Just something that I noticed today has triggered me to ask a question.....
So I went up the M621 from Leeds to J27 with the M62 and I noticed that all the street lighting is removed from J1 to J27 where it then starts again as the M621 bends to join the M62 west, I was only up here not long ago on a evening and all the lighting was on, I thought normally it was switched off for a trial period then removed, this seems to have happened quickly.
Then it got me thinking what is the reason the M62 is lit throughout from Leeds to Manchester? My guess would be as it’s a high remote motorway it suffers fog and other issues, unlike many sections of motorway when the M62 lighting reached end of life it was fully replaced, I’m not complaining but it just seems the M62 is the odd one out for keeping its lighting, also as J20 to J25 is to become smart ALR it will be interesting to see if the lighting makes the smart motorway safer as sections of the M1 once converted had lighting removed but I suspect the M62 will keeps its lighting.
M62/M621 Street lighting
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Re: M62/M621 Street lighting
I think the M62 over the Pennines is considered a bit of a special case for lighting because, like you say, the weather on that section can be so extreme.NICK 647063 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 20:13Then it got me thinking what is the reason the M62 is lit throughout from Leeds to Manchester? My guess would be as it’s a high remote motorway it suffers fog and other issues, unlike many sections of motorway when the M62 lighting reached end of life it was fully replaced, I’m not complaining but it just seems the M62 is the odd one out for keeping its lighting, also as J20 to J25 is to become smart ALR it will be interesting to see if the lighting makes the smart motorway safer as sections of the M1 once converted had lighting removed but I suspect the M62 will keeps its lighting.
Many rural motorways are losing their lighting on the basis that it's not warranted on safety grounds, under current policy, but the M62 Pennine section will surely still qualify by any sensible rule.
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Re: M62/M621 Street lighting
Yes, the volume of traffic plus the fact fog is still a regular occurrence in the moorland areas - you can drive up from J21 in blazing sunshine and be in a wall of fog at J22 - means lighting will be required forever along here on safety grounds.Chris5156 wrote: ↑Mon Mar 23, 2020 16:16I think the M62 over the Pennines is considered a bit of a special case for lighting because, like you say, the weather on that section can be so extreme.NICK 647063 wrote: ↑Sun Mar 22, 2020 20:13Then it got me thinking what is the reason the M62 is lit throughout from Leeds to Manchester? My guess would be as it’s a high remote motorway it suffers fog and other issues, unlike many sections of motorway when the M62 lighting reached end of life it was fully replaced, I’m not complaining but it just seems the M62 is the odd one out for keeping its lighting, also as J20 to J25 is to become smart ALR it will be interesting to see if the lighting makes the smart motorway safer as sections of the M1 once converted had lighting removed but I suspect the M62 will keeps its lighting.
Many rural motorways are losing their lighting on the basis that it's not warranted on safety grounds, under current policy, but the M62 Pennine section will surely still qualify by any sensible rule.
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