Lighting upgrade for Jamaica Station is now complete
BY BILL PARRY
The New York Power Authority
and the Post Authority
have completed a nearly $1.2
million upgrade to the lighting
system at the Jamaica Station
transportation hub.
The energy-saving improvements
will reduce greenhouse
gas emissions by nearly
800 tons a year, the equivalent
of taking roughly 150 cars off
the road.
The new lighting modernized
the station and increases
the safety and security of travelers
utilizing the hub, which
provides connections between
the Long Island Rail Road, the
New York City subway system,
and the AirTrain to JFK
Airport. The energy-efficient
project was carried out under
Governor Andrew Cuomo’s
BuildSmart NY program, a
comprehensive statewide initiative
to increase energy efficiency
in public buildings,
and directly supports the
Green New Deal, the nationleading
clean energy and jobs
agenda that will put the state
on a path to 70 percent renewable
energy by 2030 and 100
percent carbon-free electricity
by 2040.
“The Port Authority is
committed to implementing
energy-saving measures
across its facilities, and in
New York our partnership
with NYPA is already making
that a reality at JFK Airport,”
Port Authority Executive
Director Rick Cotton said.
“Last month our two agencies
completed work to support
an electric fleet of ground
service vehicles by adding 38
electric charging hubs. Today
we’re pleased to announce the
completion of work to Air-
Train JFK’s Jamaica Station
including the roughly 1,700
new LED lights. In order to
continue supporting the record
numbers of travelers
throughout the region, we
must make the important investments
to upgrade our infrastructure
to 21st-century
energy standards.”
The energy-saving project
called for the replacement of
inefficient metal halide and
fluorescent fixtures with LED
technology, reducing energyuse,
lowering maintenance
costs and improving light
quality at the transportation
hub. The nine-story facility
operates 24/7 to accommodate
the needs of those traveling to
and from the station.
“Jamaica Station is a major
New York City transportation
hub and this lighting project
significantly reduces greenhouse
gas emissions and operating
costs for the Port Authority,”
NYPA President and
CEO Gil C. Quiniones said.
“NYPA, through administering
the Governor’s BuildSmart
NY initiative, has undertaken
hundreds of projects
like this one at state and local
government facilities, making
a big impact in lowering New
York’s energy use.”
In addition to the recently
completed project at Jamaica
Station, NYPA and the Port
Authority have partnered to
complete $19 million in energy
efficiency measures and
JFK and LaGuardia airports
and at the World Trade Center
under BuildSmart NY.
Reach reporter Bill Parry
by e-mail at bparry@schnepsmedia.
com or by phone at
(718) 260–4538.
A new modern lighting system has been completely installed at
Jamaica Station. Courtesy of NYPA
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