A Study of Illumination Level at Public Transit Infrastructure in Butterworth, Penang.

Abstract

Illumination level is an important thing in our daily life. Therefore, it is necessary for the building or any infrastructure to achieve the minimum recommendations of illumination. This case study was focus on the evaluation of illumination level at public transit infrastructure which is Pengkalan Sultan Abdul Halim Ferry Terminal. The aim of this study is to evaluate either the illumination level in selected area is comply to the standard of Panduan Teknik JKR or not. Field measurement was conducted, and the reading of lux meter were recorded. The illumination level of the selected location is in good condition during the day. The walkways area achieved 100% of recommendation standard followed by waiting area is about 85%. Only ticket counter in satisfactory level with 86.20% and only 13.80% achieved the minimum requirement. Only walkways achieved 65.4% of satisfactorily standard and 34.6% in bad condition for the night situations. The bad condition of illumination at ticket counter and waiting area during the night. The 100% of the area are in bad condition which is dangerous to the users. From the results, it is suggested to do routine maintenance to improve the illumination level and achieve the minimum requirement of standard.