CITY STREAMLINES STREETLIGHT MAINTENANCE

For nearly 30 years, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, relied on private maintenance contractors working along with city forces to keep the city's 100,000 streetlights aglow. In 1998, however, the city outsourced the job, improving efficiency and cutting costs by $2 million. Under the contract, every streetlight receives a weekly, nighttime inspection. Those needing lamp or photo control repair are returned to service within 24 hours. In addition to speeding response time, the city has also saved money through the provider's inventory capabilities.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Intertec Publishing Corporation

  6151 Powers Ferry Road, NW
  Atlanta, GA  United States  30339-2941
• Publication Date: 1999-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 56
• Serial:
  • American City & County
  • Volume: 114
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Penton Media
  • ISSN: 0149-337X

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Contracting out; Cost effectiveness; Economic efficiency; Inspection; Maintenance; Night; Street lighting
• Geographic Terms: Philadelphia (Pennsylvania)
• Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Maintenance and Preservation; Public Transportation; I61: Equipment and Maintenance Methods;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00762872
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Apr 28 1999 12:00AM