Road Lighting Categories Table
Australian road and public-space lighting category table for AS/NZS 1158 category planning, evidence notes and project boundaries.
Table PDFRoad Lighting Categories Table
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| Road-lighting area | Where the category decision starts | Project evidence to keep | Boundary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category V vehicle routes | Vehicular traffic corridors where the carriageway and driver task dominate the lighting problem. | Road authority brief, road classification, speed environment, conflict points, geometry, surface information and calculation files. | Category V design belongs to the AS/NZS 1158 road-lighting pathway, not to a room or beam calculator. |
| Category P pedestrian areas | Local-area roads, paths, cycle routes, parks, plazas and other pedestrian-oriented public spaces. | Pedestrian movement, activity level, surveillance needs, mounting positions, nearby windows, vegetation and responsible authority requirements. | Category P selection depends on the project situation and current standard pathway. |
| Public activity areas | Outdoor spaces where movement, orientation and perceived safety matter more than a single horizontal workplane. | Plan of the target area, access routes, viewing positions, adjacent properties and expected operating hours. | A lumen or beam diameter estimate cannot decide the category or final layout. |
| Outdoor car parks | Parking areas, roof-top parking and pedestrian routes through vehicle areas. | Circulation routes, pedestrian crossings, vehicle conflict points, spill-light risk and authority brief. | Car-park lighting can sit near road, pedestrian and obtrusive-light requirements; keep it distinct from indoor lux tables. |
| Pedestrian crossings | Marked crossings and other locations where pedestrians and vehicles interact. | Crossing type, road geometry, approach visibility, pole positions and road-authority documents. | Crossing lighting has its own project pathway and should not be inferred from nearby path lighting. |
| Obtrusive light | Any road or public-space scheme near neighbouring windows, roads, property boundaries or sensitive night environments. | Aiming direction, luminous intensity information, curfew or operating hours, window positions and boundary geometry. | AS/NZS 4282 context sits beside category selection; this table does not reproduce limit values. |
| Energy metrics | New or existing public-lighting schemes where scheme energy performance is being reported or compared. | Power Density Indicator, Annual Energy Consumption Indicator, luminaire schedule, operating hours and control strategy evidence. | Energy metrics do not replace category selection, light-technical calculation or authority review. |
| Calculation files | Any road or public-space lighting project moving beyond early scoping. | Software output, assumptions, photometric data, mounting heights, tilt, maintenance assumptions and drawing revisions. | The final design basis needs the current standard documents and project authority requirements read together. |