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Transportation lighting involves lighting systems designed to illuminate public transportation infrastructure. These lighting systems improve visibility for road signs, lane markings, and traffic signals, helping drivers, pilots, and pedestrians avoid potential hazards. They enhance safety and navigation by providing clear visibility for vehicles, pedestrians, and transportation infrastructure.
The main types of transportation lighting technologies include light-emitting diodes (LEDs), high-intensity discharge (HID) lamps, fluorescent lights, and other options. LED technology is particularly notable for its high efficiency, long lifespan, low energy consumption, and minimal heat production, making it well-suited for transportation lighting applications. Installation types include replacement, retrofit, and new installations, serving various applications such as subway stations, train stations, and airports. These lighting systems are utilized by different end-users, including those for area lighting, high bay lighting, high mast lighting, and road lighting.
Note that the outlook for this market is being affected by rapid changes in trade relations and tariffs globally. The report will be updated prior to delivery to reflect the latest status, including revised forecasts and quantified impact analysis. The report's Recommendations and Conclusions sections will be updated to give strategies for entities dealing with the fast-moving international environment.
Tariffs are impacting the transportation lighting market by increasing the cost of imported LED modules, drivers, control electronics, luminaires, and mounting hardware. Public infrastructure projects in North America and Europe are particularly affected due to reliance on imported lighting components, while Asia-Pacific manufacturers face export pricing challenges. These tariffs are raising project costs and delaying lighting upgrades. However, they are also encouraging local luminaire manufacturing, regional assembly, and innovation in energy-efficient and smart transportation lighting solutions.
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The transportation lighting market size has grown steadily in recent years. It will grow from $10.24 billion in 2025 to $10.73 billion in 2026 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.8%. The growth in the historic period can be attributed to urbanization growth, expansion of road networks, adoption of conventional lighting, public safety requirements, infrastructure development.
The transportation lighting market size is expected to see steady growth in the next few years. It will grow to $12.79 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.5%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to smart city investments, energy efficiency regulations, connected lighting systems, demand for adaptive illumination, sustainability-driven upgrades. Major trends in the forecast period include shift toward led transportation lighting, adoption of smart and adaptive lighting, expansion of retrofit projects, focus on energy-efficient infrastructure, integration with smart city systems.
The rising incidence of road accidents is expected to drive the growth of the transportation lighting market going forward. The increase in road accidents is linked to various factors, including growing vehicle populations, drunk driving, poor road infrastructure, and adverse weather conditions. Transportation lighting enhances visibility for drivers by helping them see road signs and obstacles more clearly, particularly at night or during unfavorable weather. For instance, in April 2025, according to Eurostat, a Luxembourg-based statistical office of the European Union, around 20,400 people lost their lives in road accidents across the EU in 2023, equating to 46 road fatalities per million inhabitants. Therefore, the growing incidence of road accidents is driving the transportation lighting market.
Leading companies in the transportation lighting market are focusing on developing advanced technologies, such as street lights, to improve road safety and enhance energy efficiency. Street lights are outdoor lighting fixtures installed along roads, highways, and pedestrian pathways to provide illumination for both vehicles and pedestrians in low-light conditions. For example, in September 2023, Raytec, a UK-based manufacturer of LED lighting solutions, launched the SPARTAN Street range. This innovative line of high-performance street lighting is specifically designed for hazardous environments. Notably, it is the first luminaire certified for use in Zone 1/21 environments, with a variant also available for Zone 2/22 applications. It offers exceptional efficacy, a flexible design, and ease of installation, making it a standout in the market.
In April 2024, Arcosa, Inc., a U.S.-based provider of infrastructure-related products, acquired Ameron Pole Products from NOV, Inc. for $180 million. This acquisition aims to strengthen Arcosa's position in the infrastructure sector by expanding its portfolio to include traffic and telecommunication structures, while also entering the concrete and steel pole lighting market. NOV, Inc., a U.S.-based technology company, offers a variety of products that support energy transition initiatives.
Major companies operating in the transportation lighting market report include ABB Ltd., Eaton Corporation plc, STMicroelectronics N.V, WSP Global Inc., Signify N.V., Hella GmbH & Co. KGaA, Intertek Group plc, Holophane Lighting Limited, Lumileds Holding B.V., Seoul Semiconductor Co. Ltd., Cree Lighting USA LLC, Dialight plc, J.W. Speaker Corporation, AGC Lighting Co. Ltd., LEDiL, Kenall Manufacturing, Luminus Devices, Transportation Solutions and Lighting Inc., Current Lighting Solutions LLC, Urban Solar Group Inc., Detroit Trading and Sourcing LLC, Fagerhults Belysning AB
Asia-Pacific was the largest region in the transportation lighting market in 2025. The regions covered in the transportation lighting market report include Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa.
The countries covered in the transportation lighting market report include Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain
The transportation lighting market consists of revenues earned by entities by providing services such as roadway illumination, airport lighting, parking lot lighting, tunnel lighting, and underpass lighting. The market value includes the value of related goods sold by the service provider or included within the service offering. The transportation lighting market also includes sales of controllers, poles, fixtures, and bulbs. Values in this market are 'factory gate' values, that is, the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.
The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified).
The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.
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