Contractors should use LED lights in Dutch tunnels

Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen wants all building contractors to use LED lights in the construction and renovation of tunnels in the Netherlands. The Minister said she will include this as a functional condition in contracts. Schultz van Haegen has stressed how LED lights consume less energy while emitting more light, making them a better option for lighting in tunnels.
August 27, 2013 Read time: 1 min
Dutch Minister of Infrastructure and Environment Melanie Schultz van Haegen wants all building contractors to use LED lights in the construction and renovation of tunnels in the Netherlands.

The Minister said she will include this as a functional condition in contracts. Schultz van Haegen has stressed how LED lights consume less energy while emitting more light, making them a better option for lighting in tunnels.
Highway & Network Management

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