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Abu Dhabi Municipality replaces 2,530

streetlights on E11 and E20

The Abu Dhabi City Municipality (ADM), through the exception of the area opposite the airport for a
the infrastructure and municipality assets sector, distance of 3 km, as it is under construction.
has completed Phase 1 of two light replacement More than 1,052 streetlights with a capacity of
projects on the Abu Dhabi-Dubai E11 Road and 348 watts, and 42 streetlights with a capacity of
the Abu Dhabi-Sweihan E20 Road, at a cost of 76 watts were installed, bringing the total lighting
approximately $3m (AED11m). units installed in the project to 1094, and reducing
The projects come within the framework of energy consumption by 70%.
the municipality’s aim to adopt international Similarly, the lighting replacement project on the
best practices; achieve higher standards of Abu Dhabi-Sweihan E20 Road included the area
sustainability; rationalize energy consumption; as extending from Musaffah Bridge to Sweihan
well as improve road safety standardsin terms of Bridge at the intersection with Sheikh Maktoum
providing ideal lighting at the lowest operational bin Rashid Road.
costs. The project aimed to modernize the road lighting
The $1.22m (AED4.5m) light replacement project network, save energy consumption, and reduce
for the Abu Dhabi-Dubai road covered the area costs of periodic maintenance.
from the Sweihan Bridge to the Shahama, with

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