Seventeen new lighting poles have been installed around York Suburban High School.
“It wasn’t something we were planning on doing,” says Barry Girling, Director of Facilities for the York Suburban School District. “It was a matter of safety.”
Due to rusting from the inside out, one of the poles fell late last spring. An engineering study determined that all of the original light standards – dating to the construction of the school in 1957 – were deteriorating and should be replaced.
New bases, conduits, and wiring were also installed for the 25-foot high standards.
The most visible change is the addition of a light standard in the middle of the high school parking lot. Two new poles are also being added at the Southern Road entrance to the high school and Valley View Elementary School.
The new standards will provide more lighting for safety and security, Barry Girling noted.