Mercury street lights in Taichung City are scheduled to be replaced with LED lights in June

The Metropolitan Water Commission of the Taichung City Council reviewed the additional budget of the Construction Bureau today. Some city councilors thought that the progress of mercury replacement by the Construction Bureau was too slow, but some city councilors questioned that some LED lights were not bright enough and the lighting was not wide enough. They asked the Construction Bureau to speed up the replacement. Problems with mercury lamps and LED lighting; Chen Datian, director of the Construction Bureau, said that there are still 2,000 to 3,000 mercury lamps that have been replaced and are expected to be replaced in June. In addition, LEDs will develop towards intelligence in the future, and the brightness can be changed according to the environment Change.

Taichung City Council's Metropolitan Construction and Water Committee is reviewing the additional budgets of Metropolitan Development, Construction, and Water Bureau today. City Councilor Yang Dianzhong said that the Executive Yuan promoted the policy of "installing LED street lights throughout Taiwan" in 2012, and the Energy Bureau of the Ministry of Economic Affairs used "mercury street lights The Sunset Project subsidizes funds, but some areas in Taichung City are still in use, and have not been replaced for more than 5 years.

Yang Dianzhong also said that the central government’s plan should be completed as soon as possible, and he also hopes that the city government will pay attention to the quality and brightness of materials when purchasing LED lights. Many people have reported that after mercury lamps have been replaced with LED lights, and many roads are only equipped with single-sided street lights, the roads are bright. In addition, some street lights adjacent to the farmland should be covered on the side close to the crops, so as not to affect the growth of the crops under the illumination of the street lights.

City Councilor Huang Xinhui said that many people complained that the LED lights currently installed are not bright enough, and the width is not enough. The Construction Bureau should improve it.

City councilor Lai Chaoguo said that it is suggested that LED lights installed on industrial roads should be covered, otherwise the brightness will affect the growth of crops; Chen Datian, director of the construction bureau, said that he would make changes.