Holophane Expressway Series Brochure 9-73
Holophane Expressway Series Brochure 9-73
Holophane Expressway Series Brochure 9-73
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Safe pole setback upto 4Oi Economical pole-top mounting. Optimum visibility for drivers.
This solution includes most of the unsatisfactory characteristics of 20'to 40'pole setback, and adds
some new ones,
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For examplc, there is a distulbing "flicker etrect" poles thizzing by the cars. In addition, there is
in its "Informational Griide for Roatilrvar- Lighting," and offers recommendations for eliminating this serious safety hazard: When light poles are located alongside the highway, and rvhere no protective barriers are required, AASHO recommends that the poles be placed outside the continuons clear roadside recovely area, a zone rvhich may extend from 20' to 40'back flom the travelled rvay. Because of the limitations of conventional lighting equipment and rvhere praciical considelations make deep pole setback impossible, AASHO recommendations allow poles as close as 12'to 15'from the
travelled roadrvay.
Horvever, lvhen poles are located in the clear roadside area, they shonld have a suitable impact attenuation feature - a cast aluminum transformer base, a frangible base insert or adapter, a breakal'ay or progressile sherl ba.p or a s'if basc.
the acldecl cost of the impact attenuation devices. And since poies are located in the clear roadside alea, consideration should be given to the added cost of replacing poles g'hen the inevitable collisions occnr. Poles behind guardrails and barriers.
This solution is only feasible in those areas lvhere guardrails or barriers rvotild otherwise be used. And
it poses the same lighting and maintenance problems as the previous tu'o solntions. The unconventional solulion.
Holophane Expressway luminaire.
This radically different lighting system provides safe pole setback up to 40'rvith none of the compromises inherent in conventional systems; olTers an important and dr-amatic improvement in highrvay lighting; and does the job at a lorver cost. EXPRESS,
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Where barriers or guardrails exist or are otherlvise needed, poles mav be located behind them. How-
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Any of these recommendations 20' to 40' pole 12'to 15'setback with an impact attenuation feature, or locating poles behind protective barriers leave the highrvay engineer 1\''ith the clilllcult problem of achieving good ancl safe lighting at an
setback,
economical cost.
mount directly
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Fig. 1. Comparison of the number of units required 10 light a typical /a -rnile stretch of highway.
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lVhile this solution cloes meet the safety criteria outJined by AASHO, it is highly unsatisfactory for the follorving reasons: Uneconomical. The long arms recluire extla heavyduty poles and special bases to support their weight. Difficult and dangerous to maintain. \tork on luminaires must be performed above the roadway itself, obstructing trallc and causing a dangerous distraction for passing motorists. Less than optimum lighting. The long line of luminaires extending over the roadway sets up a succession of distracting glare spots in the vision lield of the driver. In addition, the location of the luminaires results in a psychologically constlicting "tunnel of light" elTect. That is, the roadrvay surface is lighted,
30ll the number of pol es and lu minaires normally required with conven-
by
nearly
but peripheral areas are in relative darkness. Esthetically unattractive. During daylight hours, the motorist is faced with a succession of long overhanging mounting arms in his line of sight.
tional systems. Sjmple and safe to nraintain. All work is performed from a standard bucket truck parked off the roadl'ay. There ale also ferver units to sei'vice, so the sysFig.2. A standard bucket trLrck parked off the roadway easily tem provides conreaches ExPFESSWAY lu m in aire tinuing savings in sei back up to 40'. operating costs. Better highway lighting. The entire area, from the base of the pole rp to and including the median strip, is lighted. This improvement in overall illumination helps increase the motorist's visual performance.
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Esthetically pleasing, EXPRESS\1'AY hrminaires have r clean, nrL/lpt n irnl oalancc. And the r'u.osl unil" ron llelr.'J ' rrl , f no ,ll iver'c nu.rrrl fiplil ^l ".. visiorl. l\'hile more distant luminailes are at the far corner oI his viervjng range.
The ExpRESSw\y lr.iminaire, on the other hand, was tlesigned specificalll to mcet AASHO recommendations. The luninaire plovides balancecl performance with optimum utilization of available light energy rvith wide poJe spacing and setbacks of up to 40'from the highrvay. Typical performance for EXPRESSwIv luminaires is shorvn in the table on page 4.
A good
vierv. His experience is moi'e like the open feeling of daylight driving than the closed-in feeling created
by conventional lighting. The luminaire minimizes the problem of eye adaptation lectuired to compensate for the difference between Ioadway
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illumination
and
light only the driving environment, the roadway and i mmed i ate surrounding areas.
Fig.4. ExPFEsswAY luminaire with glass refractor removed to reveal the specially-contoured internal rei ector designed to permit wide
spacine.
In
ripheral vision,
A sophisticated optical train. ExpRnsswAy lnminailes al,e designed $'ith a specially contoured internal leflector and a ihermal shock-resistant ENDURAL!. glass lefractor for optimum control of light.
of these fac-
A choice of lamps for every situation. Exl'RasswAy is available for, Llse with a rvide range of lamps to suit all tyDes of highway conditions. Where lo\\,et light levels ale lecluired, the 250W high plessute sodium ald the 400\V metcury vapor or me rl halide soulces may offer the best solution. For applications reqniring higher light levels, the ExpREsswAy optical system efficiently controls 400W
high pressnre sodinm anrl 1000W mercury vapor and
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ExPREsswAY luminaires
0.6 fc maint:1ined l'ith a l]/1 to 4,/1 average to minimum unifolmity r'atio oti the t'oaclrvay. \Vith conventional hlninair:es. it is often dilllcult oi' uneconomical to baLlancc these parametels. For example, a uDiformity of 311 to 4/1 average to minimLrm may not be obtainable rvith a given luminaire
Balanced performance to meel AASHO lighting reco m me nd al io ns. A-A.SHO |ecommenclations call fot a iight level of
lu
minaires.
costs,
lo\\'el installation costs. lowel naintenance costs and lorver pos'er consumptionAll this, l.ith a mar-ked improvement in the quality of the highrvay lighting and the safety of 20'to 40'
pole setback.
spaced to provide 0.6 fc.t!ln this case, poles rvould have to be spaced closer totiethel to satisfl'thc uniformity cliteria. As a re,qult, illumination levels as
roadrvay
well as equipment, installation and operating costs increase. and maintenance becomes more time consuming and expensive.
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luminailes set back up to 40'from the highway. No maintenance is performed over the roadrvay, so traffic flows smoothly without obstmction or distractiol.
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Pertormance with Various Lamps' 400w HPs, 400W Clear Mer., 400w MH,
LU-400, 50000 Lumens
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Lamp Descriplion
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HPS HPS
Mercury Mercury
86 102
85
100
85
'All ballasts are high power iactor. Other ballasl typos available upon request.
120,208,240,277 volls
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Denotes pole height. Specify: 30', 35', 40', 45', 50' or 60'. Denotes number oi lumlnaires. Specify: 1 or 2 as req'.rired Denoles pole material and iype
ol mounting, Specify: AJ - aluminum, anchor base AE aluminum, direct embedment SJ Sleel, anchor base SE Steel, direct embedmenl
Pole Noles: 1. Holophane standard poles furn ished. For poJes designed to AASHO or other criteria. contact local Holophane sales engineer. 2. lmpact altenuation. slip and lranslormer bases are available. Order by
3. For steel poles, specily
(1) Twin, trigger-action door lalches for quick, easy access to all internal components. (2) Buiit-in sighls for quick, sure optical alignment ol main beam. (3) Lamp socket permanenlty attached to reilector to assure proper positioning. (4) Rugged cast atuminum housing with baked enamel flnish. (5) NEMA photocell recepiacle available. (6) Ballasts 250W & 400W high pressure sodium,400W & 1000W mercury,400W & 1000W metat hatide. (7) Horizontal alignment by means oJ teveling botts. (8) Verticat adjustmenl by means of glove-sized knob. Lock nut provided to secure position. (9) Slipiitler will accommodate 2!e" to 3,, aD pole ienon. May be used with any type pole - steet, atuminum, concrete or wood. (10) Eorosilicaie prismatic glass reiractor set in cast aluminum door irame. (11) Combinalion neoprene/potyester fiber gasketing system lor weather tight, breathins seit.
You can obtain a compiete highrvay lighting packunder-deck, sign, interchange and straight-atvay lighting. For complete information, application assistance, computer-aided design and cost studies, ancl sample units for trial installation, contact your
local Hoiophane sales engineer.
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