解:如图(根据题意画示意图,并标注字母),
根据题意$,$知$CD// AB// MN。$
∴$\triangle CDE\backsim \triangle ABE,$$\triangle MNF\backsim \triangle ABF。$
∴$\frac {CD}{AB}=\frac {DE}{BE},$$\frac {MN}{AB}=\frac {FN}{FB}。$
$ $设$AB=x \text{m},$$BD=y \text{m}。$
∵$CD=1.8 \text{m},$$DE=1.8 \text{m},$$MN=1.5 \text{m},$$FN=1.5 \text{m},$$DN=2.7 \text{m},$
∴$\begin {cases}\dfrac {1.8}{x}=\dfrac {1.8}{1.8+y}\\\dfrac {1.5}{x}=\dfrac {1.5}{1.5+2.7-y}\end {cases},$解得$\begin {cases}x=3\\y =1.2\end {cases}$
经检验,$\begin {cases}x=3\\y =1.2\end {cases}$是原分式方程组的解,且符合题意。
∴路灯的高为$3 \text{m}$