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Specification and guidelines for road lighting design

Published: | Category: Lighting , Specifications | Audience: General

Road lighting is a significant asset for all road authorities. To assist lighting asset owners, design consultants and suppliers capture the maximum benefits from newer lighting technologies, Waka Kotahi NZ Transport Agency has developed the M30 Specification and guidelines for road lighting design.

Waka Kotahi considers that light emitting diode (LED) lighting is now proven and technically mature. Investment in LED road lighting luminaires and associated equipment is low risk. Care is nevertheless needed when purchasing LED lighting equipment to ensure that it is of suitable quality and performance that meets the requirements of AS/NZS1158 and international best practice.

Related information:

LED lighting

Supporting road lighting research work

Publication details

  • Author:
  • Published: August 2014
  • Reference: M/30
  • Also known as: M30

M30 specification

  1. Specification and guidelines for road lighting design [PDF, 806 KB]
  2. M30 Category V Subcategory selection tool (as at 14 July 2016) [XLS, 51 KB]

Accepted luminaires

  1. List of M30 accepted luminaires (as at 15 November 2023) [PDF, 301 KB]
  2. M30 luminaire acceptance process (as at 11 June 2021) [PDF, 55 KB]

Investment cases supporting documents

  1. New LED vs new HPS PV analysis (14 September 2014) [XLSX, 20 KB]
  2. Replace HPS with LED PV analysis (16 February 2016) [XLSX, 576 KB]
  3. Whole of life luminaire cost comparison [XLSX, 399 KB]
  4. Leading with LEDs (November 2014) [PDF, 530 KB]
  5. Assessing the potential cost savings from accelerating the rollout of LED road lighting [PDF, 337 KB]
  6. Review on the likely impact of an uptake in LED road lighting [PDF, 352 KB]
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