Highway Illumination Manual: Texas Administrative Code

♦Manual Notice 2018-1
►1. Introduction
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Purpose of Manual
  - ♦Users of Manual
  - ♦Training
  - ♦Experience
  - ♦References
- ►2. Responsibilities
  - ♦Introduction
  - ♦Traffic Operations Division
  - ♦Bridge Division
  - ♦Districts
►2. Lighting Systems, Eligibility, and Warrants
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Introduction
  - ♦Types of Lighting Systems
  - ♦Eligibility and Warrants
- ►2. Continuous Lighting
  - ♦Description
  - ♦Eligibility
  - ♦Warrants
  - ♦Specially Funded Projects
- ►3. Safety Lighting
  - ♦Description
  - ♦Eligibility
  - ♦Warrants
  - ♦Continuous Lighting Classified as Safety Lighting
- ►4. Bikeway and Pedestrian Way Lighting
  - ♦Eligibility
  - ♦Adjacent Roadway Lighting
- ►5. Systems Financed, Installed, and Operated by Other Agencies
  - ♦TxDOT Policy
  - ♦Guidelines
►3. Master Lighting Plans
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Introduction
  - ♦Definition
  - ♦Benefits
  - ♦Plan Development
►4. Lighting Agreements
►5. Lighting Equipment
- ►1. Overview
- ►2. Roadway Illumination Assemblies
  - ♦Item 610 - Roadway Illumination Assemblies
  - ♦Configurations
  - ♦DMS 11010
  - ♦RID Standards
  - ♦LED Luminaires
  - ♦HPS Luminaires
  - ♦Prequalification
  - ♦Light Loss Factor (LLF)
  - ♦Light Distribution Patterns
  - ♦Luminaire Poles
  - ♦RIP Standards
  - ♦Shoe Base Poles
  - ♦Transformer Base Poles
  - ♦Light Pole Foundations
  - ♦Poles on Traffic Barriers
  - ♦Poles on Bridges
  - ♦Poles on Retaining Walls
  - ♦Breakaway Connectors
  - ♦Underpass Lighting
  - ♦Item 616 - Performance Testing of Lighting Systems
- ►3. High Mast Lighting Assemblies
- ►4. Conduit, Conductors and Ground Boxes
  - ♦Item 618 - Conduit
  - ♦DMS-11030
  - ♦Item 620 - Electrical Conductors
  - ♦DMS-11040
  - ♦Item 621 - Tray Cable
  - ♦DMS 11050
  - ♦Item 622 - Duct Cable
  - ♦DMS 11060
  - ♦Item 624 - Ground Boxes
  - ♦DMS 11070
- ►5. Electrical Services
  - ♦Item 628-Electrical Services
  - ♦Configurations
  - ♦Standard Sheets
  - ♦DMS 11080
  - ♦Type A Electrical Services
  - ♦Type C Electrical Services
  - ♦Type D Electrical Services
  - ♦Type T Electrical Services
  - ♦Pedestal Services
►6. Lighting Design and Layout
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Project Design Procedures
  - ♦Project Lead Time
  - ♦Joint Usage
  - ♦Luminaires on Traffic Signal Poles
  - ♦Railroad Crossings
  - ♦Underpasses
  - ♦Tunnels
  - ♦Sidewalks and Bikeways
  - ♦Aesthetic Lighting
  - ♦Other Types of Lighting
- ►2. Illumination Levels
- ►3. Plan Standards
  - ♦Introduction
  - ♦Scale of Plans
  - ♦Boring Logs
  - ♦Standard Plan Symbols
- ►4. Conventional vs. High Mast Lighting
  - ♦Introduction
  - ♦Installation Costs
  - ♦Maintenance Costs
  - ♦Some Deciding Considerations
  - ♦High Mast Systems Recommended
  - ♦FAA Obstruction Evaluation
  - ♦High Mast Systems and Light Trespass
  - ♦High Mast Design and Layout
- ►5. Glare and Sky Glow Issues
  - ♦Introduction
  - ♦Cutoff and BUG Rating
  - ♦Choice of Luminaires
  - ♦Luminaire Modification
- ►6. Spacing of Light Poles
- ►7. Pole Placement Guidelines
  - ♦Introduction
  - ♦Clear Zone
  - ♦House Side vs. Median Mounting
  - ♦Two Types of Poles
  - ♦Breakaway Poles Preferred
  - ♦When Not To Use Breakaway Poles
  - ♦Protection of Non-Breakaway Poles
  - ♦Placement of Non-Breakaway Poles
  - ♦Falling Area for Breakaway Poles
  - ♦Use and Placement of Breakaway Poles
  - ♦House Side Lighting
  - ♦Median Lighting
  - ♦Median Lighting Design Examples
  - ♦Avoid Channelizing Islands
  - ♦Breakaway Pole Placement Examples
  - ♦Minimum Values
  - ♦Poles in Sidewalks
  - ♦Foundation Height
  - ♦Striking Height
  - ♦Breakaway Pole Frangibility
►7. Electrical Systems
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Introduction
  - ♦National Electrical Code
  - ♦National Electrical Safety Code
  - ♦NEC, NESC, and Roadway Lighting on TxDOT ROW
  - ♦Electrical Details
- ►2. Electrical Service
  - ♦Introduction
  - ♦Electrical Service Data
  - ♦Electrical Service ID
  - ♦Electrical Service Description
  - ♦Service Conduit Size
  - ♦Service Conductors
  - ♦Safety Switch
  - ♦Main Circuit Breaker
  - ♦Two-Pole Contactor
  - ♦Panelboard/Load Center
  - ♦Branch Circuit ID
  - ♦Branch Circuit Breakers
  - ♦Branch Circuit Amps
  - ♦KVA Load
  - ♦Separate Electrical Service for Signs
  - ♦Electrical Service Calculator
  - ♦Where Service Does Not Exist
  - ♦Coordination with Electric Utilities
- ►3. Circuit Design
  - ♦Introduction
  - ♦Voltage Drop
  - ♦Circuit Length Limits
  - ♦Conductors and Conduit Size
  - ♦Conduit Run Length
  - ♦Overcurrent Protection
  - ♦Grounding Conductor Size
  - ♦Copper Theft
- ►4. Calculating Voltage Drop
  - ♦Introduction
  - ♦Maximum Allowable Voltage Drop
  - ♦Formula
  - ♦Current in the Run
  - ♦Conductor Resistance
  - ♦Length of Run
  - ♦Calculation Example
  - ♦Total Voltage Drop
  - ♦Split Branch Circuit
►8. Temporary Lighting
- ►1. Design and Layout
  - ♦Purpose
  - ♦Difference Between Temporary and Work Zone Lighting
  - ♦Special Considerations
  - ♦Types of Temporary Lighting
  - ♦Illumination Levels
  - ♦Electrical System Integrity
  - ♦Placement of Light Poles
  - ♦Installation
  - ♦Plans and Specifications
- ►2. Financing
  - ♦General
  - ♦Method of Payment
  - ♦Reusable Equipment
►9. Construction and Maintenance Guidelines
- ►1. Overview
  - ♦Introduction
  - ♦Consistency
  - ♦Assistance
- ►2. Breakaway Light Poles
  - ♦Frangibility Requirement
  - ♦Structural Requirement
  - ♦Replacement Guidelines
  - ♦New Installation Guidelines
  - ♦Relocated Poles
  - ♦Poles Placed by Maintenance Forces
  - ♦Guidelines Apply to Cities
  - ♦Identifying Transformer Bases
  - ♦Striking Height
  - ♦Anchor Bolts
- ►3. Group Relamping
  - ♦Background
  - ♦Advantages
  - ♦Strategy
  - ♦Cleaning Luminaires
- ►4. High Mast Lighting Inspection and Servicing
  - ♦Introduction
  - ♦Documentation (Inspection Form)
  - ♦Items to Inspect
  - ♦Replacing Fixtures
  - ♦Responsibility of Cities
  - ♦Assistance
- ►5. Other Maintenance Considerations
  - ♦Duct Cable
  - ♦Grout
  - ♦Rehabilitation of Old Circuits
  - ♦Maintenance Level of Service
  - ♦Maintenance Responsibilities of Cities
  - ♦Problems
▼10. Resources
- ►1. Forms
  - ♦High Mast Lighting Pole Assembly Inspection Record
- ▼2. Texas Administrative Code
  - ♦Purpose
- ►3. Texas Health and Safety Code
  - ♦Purpose
- ►4. Electrical Code Policies
  - ♦Memorandums
- ►5. Clear Zones
  - ♦Clear Zone Specifications
- ►6. Glossary of Terms and Formulas
  - ♦Introduction
  - ♦AASHTO
  - ♦Alternating Current (AC)
  - ♦Ampere (A)
  - ♦Ballast
  - ♦Blanket Agreement
  - ♦Breakaway Support
  - ♦Candela or Candlepower (cd)
  - ♦Capacitance (C)
  - ♦Clear Zone
  - ♦Complete Interchange Lighting
  - ♦Conductor
  - ♦Continuous Lighting
  - ♦Conventional Lighting
  - ♦Cutoff
  - ♦Direct Current (DC)
  - ♦Electrical Details (ED)
  - ♦Electrical Service
  - ♦FHWA
  - ♦Floodlight
  - ♦Footcandle (FC)
  - ♦Frangible
  - ♦High Mast Illumination Details (HMID)
  - ♦High Mast Illumination Pole Foundations (HMIF)
  - ♦High Mast Illumination Poles (HMIP)
  - ♦Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA, also IES)
  - ♦High Mast Lighting
  - ♦Inductance (L)
  - ♦Kilowatt (KW)
  - ♦Kilovolt-amp (KVA)
  - ♦Lamp
  - ♦Light Source
  - ♦Lumen (lm)
  - ♦Luminaire
  - ♦Lux (lx)
  - ♦Mast Arm
  - ♦Mounting Height
  - ♦National Electric Safety Code (NESC)
  - ♦National Electrical Manufacturer's Association (NEMA)
  - ♦National Fire Protection Association (NFPA)
  - ♦NFPA 70: National Electric Code (NEC)
  - ♦NFPA 70E: Standard for Electrical Safety in the Workplace
  - ♦Ohm (O)
  - ♦Partial Interchange Lighting
  - ♦Pole
  - ♦Power (P)
  - ♦Power Factor (pf)
  - ♦PVC
  - ♦Reflector
  - ♦Refractor
  - ♦Regulated Output Ballast
  - ♦RMC
  - ♦Roadway Illumination Assembly
  - ♦Roadway Illumination Details (RID)
  - ♦Roadway Illumination Poles (RIP)
  - ♦Safety Lighting
  - ♦Starter or Starting Aid (also called igniter)
  - ♦Transformer
  - ♦Transformer Base
  - ♦Uniformity
  - ♦Volt (V or E)
  - ♦Voltage Drop
  - ♦Warrant

Section 2: Texas Administrative Code

Purpose

Texas Administrative Code, Title 43, Rule 25.11 describes the criteria governing the installation and financing of continuous lighting and safety lighting systems on segments of the state highway system.