Street Lights

Maintenance & Operation of Safety Lighting

The maintenance and operation of street lights and safety lighting is managed by the City's General Services Department. To report a street light that isn't working or that needs repair, contact us directly at 916-727-4770 or use the SeeClickFix App to submit a request on-line.

Converting to LED Street Lights

Each year, the City converts a portion of the existing Mercury Vapor (MV), Metal Halide (MH) and High Pressure Sodium (HPS) street lights to energy efficient Light Emitting Diode (LED) models. In 2021, we implemented a city-wide LED conversion project that converted over 500 existing “cobra head” street lights on major roads (see table below). An additional 50 “post top” street lights were converted in various neighborhoods throughout the city, plus the 36 “decorative” street lights on Sayonara Drive, west of Sunrise Boulevard.

Cobra Head:	Post Top:	Decorative Top:

Energy efficient street light conversions reduce energy usage by approximately 50-60%, resulting in a proportionate reduction of electricity costs. In addition, the life expectancy of new fixtures is 15 years (3 times longer than the expectancy of the existing fixtures), significantly reducing time and material costs to maintain the lights. LEDs provide clearer and more consistent light quality, making streets safer as fewer outages occur due to the increased life expectancy. They also have more consistent distribution of light, resulting in fewer dark spots.