Kenosha, Wisconsin (December 18, 2020) – Kenall Manufacturing supplies lighting for some of the most challenging projects in the world, including biosafety level 3-4 cleanrooms, intricately designed surgical suites and transportation tunnels. One such project, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel (CBBT) in Virginia, was recently featured in Tunnel Business magazine.
A 17.6-mile (28.3 km) bridge-tunnel crossing connecting Northampton County, Virginia on the eastern shore, with the communities of Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, and Portsmouth on Virginia’s western shore, the CBBT is the world’s second-largest bridge-tunnel complex. Kenall was intricately involved in relamping the existing tunnel, and the Tunnel Business feature article shares details of some of the many challenges faced in updating the lighting in the underwater structure, as well as the innovative solutions devised by Kenall engineers.
The new LuxTran™ fixtures by Kenall will save CBBT $500,00 per year in maintenance costs and energy consumption, as well as reduced traffic congestion. Michael Crist, the Deputy Director of Infrastructure for the CBBT, emphasized the important of these savings. “Prior to installing LED lights, we had a one-week per-month lighting detail, requiring a tunnel lane closure, with three to four operations personnel, and three or four maintenance personnel, to replace light bulbs. Eliminating this detail is a huge cost savings and a big safety improvement,” he said.
Kenall’s Transportation Sales Manager, Michael Maltezos, MEIS, added “These particular LuxTran luminaires were redesigned specifically for the CBBT project because nothing like them existed in the market – not just at Kenall, but anywhere. The Tunnel Business article illustrates the significance of what we were able to do, and the incredible teamwork that resulted in the solution.”
About Kenall
Kenall Manufacturing, an independent sector of Legrand, was founded in Chicago, Illinois in 1963 and has built a reputation for durable lighting solutions of superior quality and exceptional value. Today, the company creates unique solutions for the healthcare, cleanroom/containment, food processing, transportation, high abuse, and correctional lighting markets. Kenall luminaires are designed in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and comply with the Buy American Act (manufactured in the United States with more than 50% of the component cost of US origin).
About Legrand and Legrand, North and Central America
Legrand is the global specialist in electrical and digital building infrastructures. Its comprehensive offering of solutions for use in commercial, industrial, and residential markets makes it a benchmark for customers worldwide. Drawing on an approach that involves all teams and stakeholders, Legrand is pursuing its strategy of profitable and sustainable growth driven by acquisitions and innovation, with a steady flow of new offerings — including connected products stemming from Legrand’s global Eliot (Electricity and IoT) program. Legrand is one of the most sustainable companies in the world, as ranked by the Corporate Knights, and is committed to achieving carbon, water, and waste reductions in its operations, deepening its community relationships, and continuously improving the environmental profile of its products. Legrand reported sales of around $7.1 billion (USD) in 2018. Legrand has a strong presence in North and Central America, with a portfolio of well-known market brands and product lines. Legrand is listed on Euronext Paris and is a component stock of indexes including the CAC40. www.legrand.us
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