Metro Engineering Solutions

Outdoor Lighting Solutions for Roadways and Parking Lots

MES has worked on installation of more than 40,000 streetlights in the City of Detroit.  Overall, MES has surveyed, mapped, and created ESRI database design of over 100,000 streetlights.  MES tackles every outdoor lighting design build project from start to finish including engineering, planning, permitting, through construction and equipment commissioning.  In all activities we follow industry best practices in the design of outdoor lighting systems to produce low-cost, low-maintenance, high-reliability, and safe designs with minimum lighting equipment 30-year design life.  These industry best practices include: the National Electric Code, National Electrical Safety Code, Illumination Engineering Society recommended practices, and Public Lighting Authority design standards.

Full-Service Engineering, Design, and Construction Capabilities

For all Utility, Municipal, Commercial, Industrial, and Residential Developments, MES is uniquely qualified to provide:

  • Equipment inspection and testing
  • Nighttime illuminance site surveys
  • Electrical engineering and designs
  • Lighting engineering, layouts, and designs
  • Equipment specifications and procurement
  • Construction and installation services
  • HID to LED luminaire conversions
  • Equipment upgrades and replacements
  • Pole refurbishing and painting
  • Civil and structural engineering & design
  • EV charger design and installation
  • Wireless network controls
  • Security cameras and sensors
  • Parking structure lighting upgrades
  • Directional boring of conduit & cable

MES has services custom tailored to the needs of our customers:

Utility & Municipal

  • ESRI ArcMap data and analysis
  • LED washing services
  • Standards designs and selection
  • Crane and/or heavy equipment plans
  • Traffic control and permitting

Commercial & Industrial

  • Equipment inspection and testing
  • Adaptive lighting controls
  • Digital banners, audio, communication
  • New electric services and upgrades
  • Energy efficiency rebate processing

Multi-Family & Residential

  • Metered service and interconnections
  • Ornamental street & traffic control signs
  • Site electrical installation service
  • Solar powered lighting systems
  • New construction and retrofit services

MES Expertise

At Metro Engineering Solutions (MES), we are driven by a vision of boundless progress, collaborating closely to overcome obstacles and redefine success for our clients and the communities we serve.

With a highly skilled team and a comprehensive range of services, we are equipped to meet the diverse and evolving demands across the utility, telecommunications, power and energy, municipal, land development, and oil and gas industries. Our expertise and dedication enable us to effectively address these challenges, delivering impactful solutions every step of the way.

Join the MES team, where your expertise builds the future.

Case Study

Trenton Channel Submarine Cable Failure Replacement

Services: Wetland Assessment Delineation Studies Topographic Survey Geotechnical investigations Traffic Control Restoration Plans Construction Staking Easement Acquisition Permitting Project Profile: In 2022, MES was awarded the Trenton Channel Submarine Cable Failure Replacement project that consisted of 4,000ft of underground conduit and 7,000ft of sub transmission cables design within DTE Energy’s Trenton Channel Power Plant. The […]

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