Street Lighting

The street lights are monitored through an adaptive control system which allows for remote monitoring and improved asset management as staff receive automated notifications of maintenance issues. It should be noted that the Region of Halton manage street lights on regional roads. General repairs and maintenance activities for the street light network are performed by Oakville Hydro.

Active Street Light Projects

Lighting improvements and infill requests

The town reviews all incoming concerns of lighting levels from residents to identify needs for improvements.  In older established neighbourhoods that were built prior to a prescribed lighting design standard, the review process compares lighting levels in the immediate surrounding streets to benchmark consistency.  In newer subdivisions where the lighting was built to a current design standard, that is the benchmark used in the review process.  If a need for improvement is identified, locations are prioritized first by intersection locations, due to the increase for potential conflicting movements.  Mid-block locations are prioritized by road classifications, with arterials first, followed by collectors, then local roadways. 

LED Conversion Program

A two phase LED street light conversion program was developed and approved as part of the 2016 Capital Budget process. Phase 1 focused on the conversion of cobra and square head style light fixtures and Phase 2 which occurred in 2017, involved the conversion of decorative head light fixtures.

The only remaining area of LED Conversion is the Downtown BIA. This area had been deferred until such time as the public consultation and detailed design associated with the Lakeshore Streetscape Stdy was complete. The conversion of this area (approximately 200 fixtures) will occur in conjunction with the Lakeshore Road Reconstruction and Streetscape project, which is expected to commence in 2019.