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HomeMy WebLinkAboutIR 8698M* • the Mayor and Members of the City Council T SUBJECT: STREET LIGHT PROGRAM forl M77s"771171-V Page 1 of I This Informal Report is to respond to Council's request for additional information about the Street Light Program. The Transportation and Public Works Department (TPW) maintains about 56,000 street lights on our residential streets as well as on the freeways going through Fort Worth. The Texas Department of Transportation does not maintain street lights on freeways going through municipalities. TPW also installs street lights in new subdivisions (about 1,000 per year) for developers. The operational service level for our residential street lights is about 70% while freeway lighting is at 60%. In other words about 6 out of every 10 freeway lights are functioning properly. Industry standard is 85%. We've seen our service levels drop the last few years due to a growing inventory, aging infrastructure, and increasing costs (labor/equipment/materials). Based on current funding, resources are being used primarily to respond to outage calls on arterial and residential streets, to repair street light knockdowns, and to repair street light cable damage. On December 21, 2004, Robert Goode, TPW Director, gave a presentation to Council on the state of the street light maintenance program. He outlined a two-phased plan to improve to the industry standard 85% operational service level. Phase one would privatize the maintenance of the freeway lighting and phase two would shift staff currently devoted to private development street light installation to maintenance. Council approved going forward with phase one, privatizing the freeway lighting, at an estimated cost of $350,000 per year for a period of five years (an exception package is included in the budget to fund this effort). Staff is developing specifications and bid documents for this agreement and it will be in place by October I st. Phase two is included as an improvement package in TPW's budget request. This package will increase the street light materials budget and will shift four street light crews from new development installations to maintenance of our existing network. The budget impact results from the revenue reduction in TPW's budget since they would not be receiving developer funds to install their street lights, ISSUED BY THE CITY MANAGER FORT WORTH. TEXAS Street Light Operational Survey June 2005 �M 1Of 2 es Sample of Westside Arterials Chapel Creek Old Weatherford White Settlement 17 80% Las Vegas Trl Camp Bowie W. 1 -30 Academy White Settlement West point Westpoint Blvd Academy American FI er 9 90% Camp Bowie W. Chapel Creek Hilldale Horne Vickery Camp Bowie 1 Hulen Bellaire Vickery 10 90% Bryant -Irvin Camp Bowie Vickery Westrid e 4300 blk Edgehiil at Westridge Sample of Eastside Arterials Oakland Blvd 1 -30 Rosedale 90% Miller Rosedale Mansfield Hwy 75% Wichita Mansfield Hwy Mitchell 85% Mitchell Glen Gardens Beach 80% Rosedale 287 Loop 820E 80% wt Eastchase Dottie Lynn John T. White Rd. 70% John T. White Racquet Club Loop 820 85% Randol Mill Rd. Loop 820 Oakland Blvd. 70% Bridge Bridgewood Oakland Blvd. 60% Brentwood Stair Oakland Loop 820E 85% Sample Southside Arterials Altamesa 1 -35 CrowleV Rd. 35 80% Sycamore School Rd. Crowley Rd. McCart 25 60% McCart Sycamore School Altamesa 7 85% Altamesa McCart Hulen 14 90% Hulen Sycamore School Columbus Trl 12 90% Hulen Columbus Trl Risin er Rd. 10 800/0 Granbury Rd. -- Altamesa Hulen 30 55% Helen Granbury —_ -- Overton Ridge 12 85% Overton Ridge Hulen Bryant-Irvin 14 75% �M 1Of 2 28th Deen E. Lo Meacham Beach Beach Beach Summerfields Riverside Basswood Western Center Western Center Railhead Gold Spike Meacham Main Northside Street Light Operational Survey June 2005 of Northside Arterials Azle 28th Deen Rd. E. Lona Meacham 820 Western Center Beach Summerfields Riverside 1 -35 1 -35 Blue Mound Meacham 156 Main Deen Meacham Beach 820 Western Center Summerfields Riverside Basswood 1 -35 Beach Blue Mound Rd. 820 Railhead Main St. 28th Jacksboro le of 41 2 26 12 8 10 28 15 6 6 10 16 26 7 6 16 11 7 80% 98% 70% 60% 90% 80% 70% 80% 90% 85% 80% 85% 80% 90% 50% 60% 85% 90% 1 -35S at Ever an Rd. 0% 1 -35S at Garden Acres 40% 1 -35S & Risin er Rd. 50% 1 -35S & McAlister Rd. 0% 1 -35S & Altamesa 75% 1 -35S & 1187 60% Loop 820 & Sun Valle 60% Loop 820 & Rosedale 40% Loop 820 & Ramey 85% Loop 820 & Lancaster 50% 1 -35S & 28th 0% 2of2 01-11-1- `<