Metro ATLANTA Freeway Lights(What's the issue and Delay) (install, build)

[PKCorey]

Originally Posted by cwkimbro

Well the lights aren't designed to keep people awake. That is something a driver needs to take care of on their own. If they are having a tough time, they shouldn't be driving lights or no light.

We can't put lights on all our rural freeways and most places don't. That is hardly unique to us. I use to drive at night quite a bit and had no trouble letting my eyes adjust, so long as nothing else was around to distract that (ie. light pollution from a random freeway exit town).

I use to drive back and forth between Athens and Gwinnett when I was student for work. It wasn't that hard and I preferred the darkness, but the problem is always when you get into the denser areas with light pollution. Your iris will need to close the brighter the surroundings get. The biggest problem I had was the traffic lights on 316 when they were switched to LED were actually too bright at night. It really caused a problem seeing the roadway on the other side of the intersection.

That might be true but completely dark area doesn't help the situation either. Either way, I shouldn't have to squint to see the road in suburban areas. I took 316 a couple weeks back from Lawrenceville and you could barely see the lanes because it is so dark. Gwinnett Sheriff enjoys the darkness so they can run radar at the end of the highway though .

The whole area doesn't need lights but the ramps in rural area definitely need lights. That's one thing that I enjoyed in Nashville a few weeks back. Lighting through the city until about 15-20 miles out of the city limits and only the ramps are illuminated.

[arjay57]

Originally Posted by PKCorey

The video says the opposite of your post. They fixed it but the idiots steal the non copper wiring as well. The city can't win on that note.

Maybe if GDOT updated their cameras to HD and actual record the feeds, they could catch some suspects.

Can we get some more secure covers on these fixtures and put some more police on the problem?

I know this is a problem in many cities but it would sure be nice for us to take the lead in addressing it. The absence of adequate lighting can literally mean life or death.

[PKCorey]

Originally Posted by arjay57

Can we get some more secure covers on these fixtures and put some more police on the problem?

I know this is a problem in many cities but it would sure be nice for us to take the lead in addressing it. The absence of adequate lighting can literally mean life or death.

I was reading an article about Hawaii which has the same problem. They started sealing the chambers but the crooks still got around them.

GDOT needs to update their cameras to HD and possibly install tag readers near the light poles to catch the crooks. The other issue is that the GDOT camera videos are not saved so they can't even back track and try to find a suspect vehicle at all.

[cqholt]

Our major interchanges should at the very least have lighting, but look at the Cobb Cloverleaf, complete darkness.

[EastsideLA213]

Because this is an incredibly backward place that has the government and services of a poor Appalachian country town. I’ve lived in many cities and I’ve never seen anything even close to the level of neglect, lack of investment, and utter incompetence in a road/transit system. And worse, nobody seems to even notice, let alone care. I find it incredibly weird.

[Gulch]

Originally Posted by EastsideLA213

Because this is an incredibly backward place that has the government and services of a poor Appalachian country town. I’ve lived in many cities and I’ve never seen anything even close to the level of neglect, lack of investment, and utter incompetence in a road/transit system. And worse, nobody seems to even notice, let alone care. I find it incredibly weird.

You bumped a 3-year-old thread for this?

[EastsideLA213]

Why not? As relevant as ever. Found OP via google re: why lighting is so bad on freeways here.

[Mossberg]

Funny thing is that I've noticed many improvements in the previously non-working lighting. Most of the downtown connector tunnels/plazas have lights that work now. Not too long ago, they were all dark.

[Need4Camaro]

Whats interesting is they lit up all the toll lanes on I-75's HOT lanes but I-75 itself sits in the dark in Marrietta.

I do agree though. Atlanta's night lighting is subpar in comparison to most major cities. Gwinnett does a decent job...but if this were say Florida, Texas, Illinois, Jersey / New York, ect, you would have night lighting from Covington all the way to Vila Rica on I-20. I-75 from Stockbridge to Woodstock as well, GA-400 would be illuminated for the entirety of its corridor, as would I-285...and its not so far fetched anymore with the introduction of LED night lighting.

[samiwas1]

Originally Posted by Need4Camaro

Whats interesting is they lit up all the toll lanes on I-75's HOT lanes but I-75 itself sits in the dark in Marrietta.

Adding lighting to a new build, especially a mostly-elevated one, is much easier than adding to an existing road.