Removable

base plate

Sidewalk

Ø50 PVC duct

Transition
300 coupling

Ø75 BCH
PVC duct
Detail 1
_

Customer
lighting panel

Property line
Face of curb

1200 1200

Sidewalk
Roadway

Gas
Customer
pole base TV & TEL
Secondary
REVISIONS: R.6 - STREET LIGHT DRAWING ADDED. MAR ‘16 MK

service box
Detail 1 Detail 2 Bell ends
_ 2

Street Lighting Cross Section

DESIGNED RECOMMENDED ACCEPTED ENGINEER OF RECORD

STREET LIGHTING SERVICES

TO 50 A
M. KELVIN C. PICASSI F. DENNERT
ISSUED:MAR 2016 PUBLIC PROPERTY INSTALLATION
REPLACES:OCT 2002 R
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ORIGINALLY
ISSUED: FEB 1981 OF 3 ES54 S4-01 .01 6
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 Finished grade

900 MIN
150 50

Service duct Service duct

Bell ends Bell ends

Option 1 Option 2
Lightweight Service Box 332 Precast Service Box
(For installation details see ES54 B3-01) (For installation details see ES54 B7-01)

Finished grade

Bell ends

Bell ends 230

100

Service duct
Service duct

Option 3 Option 4
Precast Pyramid LPT Pad Precast LPT Pad
(For installation details see ES54 F1-03) (For installation details see ES54 F1-02)
REVISIONS: R.6 - STREET LIGHT DRAWING ADDED. MAR ‘16 MK

2
Detail
1
Typical Street Lighting Entrance Details

DESIGNED RECOMMENDED ACCEPTED ENGINEER OF RECORD

STREET LIGHTING SERVICES

TO 50 A
M. KELVIN C. PICASSI F. DENNERT
ISSUED:MAR 2016 PUBLIC PROPERTY INSTALLATION
REPLACES:OCT 2002 R
PAGE 2
ORIGINALLY
ISSUED: FEB 1981 OF 3 ES54 S4-01 .02 6
Use only for doing work with or for BC Hydro. Complete Legal Acknowledgement is at www.bchydro.com/distributionstandards.
 Notes
1 General
1.1 All materials and cost of installation shall be supplied by the customer.
1.2 All materials and methods of installation shall comply with the BC Electrical Code (and the
amending bulletins issued by the BC Safety Authority) and the minimum requirements specified
herein. Design and installation of streetlight services shall be the responsibility of the customer.
Caution: the customer must not enter any existing service box or transformer without
a BC Hydro Representative being present.

2 Conduit Entrance at Service Box or Transformer

The service conduit shall be graded gradually from the exit out of the service box, or the transformer
or pad, to its normal trenching depth.

3 Consulting Agreement
3.1 Agreement must be obtained from the BC Hydro District/Area Manager for any variation from
this standard.
3.2 The customer must obtain approval from the local Electricity Safety Officer for all materials and
methods used during installation, and for the final inspection of the installation.

4 References
This standard is based upon Distribution Instructions (EOIs) W5-2.

Bill of Material

Item Description
1 Conduit - rigid non-metallic, red, black or grey, 50 mm
2 Bell end for Item 1
3 Rigid non-metallic conduit for Item 1. Degree of bend as required.

Reference Standards
REVISIONS: R.6 - STREET LIGHT DRAWING ADDED. MAR ‘16 MK

ES54 H4-01 Duct Clearances to Other Utilities

ES54 H1-01 General Trenching Details, URD and UD Installations
ES54 F1 Single-Phase Low-Profile Transformer Pad
ES54 B3 Lightweight Service Box
ES54 B2 555 Service Box, Roadway Duty
DESIGNED RECOMMENDED ACCEPTED ENGINEER OF RECORD

STREET LIGHTING SERVICES

TO 50 A
M. KELVIN C. PICASSI F. DENNERT
ISSUED:MAR 2016 PUBLIC PROPERTY INSTALLATION
REPLACES:OCT 2002 R
PAGE 3
ORIGINALLY
ISSUED: FEB 1981 OF 3 ES54 S4-01 .03 6
Use only for doing work with or for BC Hydro. Complete Legal Acknowledgement is at www.bchydro.com/distributionstandards.