BEKA Schréder illuminates
the Rea Vaya BRT Bridge over
the M1 Highway
Africa’s leading manufacturer of energy efficient luminaires, BEKA Schréder, has recently completed
lighting the BRT Bridge on the M1 highway.
R
ea Vaya’s new route will form
the backbone of Johannesburg’s
Louis Botha Development Corri-
dor, connecting Alexandra not only to
central Johannesburg but also to its
neighbor, Sandton.
When BEKA Schréder was approached
to do a lighting design for the BRT Bridge,
we learned that the bridge was not only
going to be used by buses, but it would
also have a pedestrian walkway.
“The approach employed to illuminate
the bridge was to make the bridge iconic
and interesting, and maybe also incor-
porate colors that are relevant and in line
with the city’s theme. We furthermore
needed to ensure that we design the
lighting such that we cater for the safety
and security of the pedestrians and
buses using the bridge,” says Retief
Coetzer, senior lighting design engineer
at BEKA Schréder.
Due to these requirements, we have
had to design special LEDbeam luminaires
which were used in conjunction with the
OMNIstar floodlight. A DMX controller
was used to control the lighting and
colors for different colour schemes. The
BEKA Schréder LED luminaires illuminate this iconic new bridge in Johannesburg
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side rails, cable structure and the top of
the bridge were lit in such a way that it
creates an iconic look while providing
safety at the same time. CITEA LED
luminaires illuminate the BRT route and
pedestrian walkway.
“LED luminaires were the light source
of choice, and BEKA Schréder was tasked
to do the lighting design, and to select the
best luminaires for the application. It all
came together after the electrical instal-
lation by RJJ Projects for an awesome
lighting effect”, says Dawid Janse van
Vuuren from Royal HaskoningDHV.
Hatch was the consultant for imple-
menting agent, Johannesburg Develop-
ment Agency, explains Cliff Weideman,
who is the Project Manager and Contracts
Engineer on-site for Hatch.
Colleen Luh, the BEK A Schréder
Senior Sales Representative and Willie
Opperman, the Regional Manager, have
been involved in the design and con-
ceptualisation of this project from the
beginning. A number of presentations
were made to the involved consultants and
architect, as well as JDA and City Power
to ensure that the illumination and colour
changing makes the BRT Bridge one of the
iconic bridges in Johannesburg.
We are proud of our association with
the electrical consulting engineers,
Royal HaskoningDHV, and the electrical
contractors, RJJ Projects, in providing a
stunning decorative lighting solution for
this prestigious project.
For more information, please con-
tact Colleen Luh at 011 238 0000 or
[email protected].
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