The Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CapMetro) provided an update to a program that will see the transit authority outfit more than 900 bus stops with solar-powered lights to help keep passengers and operators safe.
CapMetro reports it currently has 165 stops with solar lighting. A contract with SELS USA LLC, which was approved by CapMetro’s Board in July, will allow the authority to install solar lighting at an additional 750 fixed-route bus stops over the next five years.
The contract with SELS USA is for a one-year base with four option years and is estimated to be worth $1.1 million.
CapMetro says the solar lights will be located at sheltered and unsheltered stops. At shelters, the lights are roof-mounted; at most unsheltered stops, lights will be placed atop existing signage poles. Stops that are heavily shaded will instead get solar streetlights mounted atop newly installed poles – something not presently in use in the CapMetro network.
