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Municipal Services Agency, Department of Transportation

County of Sacramento

Streetlight in well landscaped area.

STREET LIGHTS & HIGHWAY SAFETY LIGHTS

The Department of Transportation performs maintenance on street and highway safety lights in the County of Sacramento. The maintenance, operation, and electrical cost of street and highway safety lighting is funded by County Service Area 1 (CSA 1). Through CSA 1, property owners are assessed a direct levy on their annual property tax bill to maintain the lights. CSA 1 provides funding for over 36,000 County maintained, and 2,300 Sacramento Municipal Utilities District (SMUD) maintained, street and highway safety lights in unincorporated Sacramento County, and in the cities of Elk Grove, Citrus Heights and Rancho Cordova.

Streetlight on right-of-way.

Street Light Installation

In new developments lights are installed by developers as a condition of approval, and in established areas lights are installed and financed by the property owners or via an assessment or business improvement district established at the request of the property owner.

Worker doing maintenance to streetlight in bucket truck.

Street Light Maintenance

Maintenance activities consist of repair of electrical wiring and light fixtures, replacement of burned-out lamps, repair and replacement of damaged equipment caused by auto accidents and vandalism, and marking the location of underground electrical conduits for the Underground Service Alert (USA) program.

Highway safety light.

Highway Safety Light Installation

Highway safety light installations at intersections on major streets are accomplished by the County of Sacramento. The Department of Transportation engineering staff assesses the proposed location. If the installation criteria are met, and funding is available, the department coordinates with SMUD to install the lights on existing utility owned poles.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Street Light Maintenance
To report dark or malfunctioning lights contact the Customer Service Center. If possible, when reporting a problem have the pole number or property address available. The pole number can
be found on a sticker approximately 8 feet high, usually on the traffic side of the pole.

    Customer Service Center
    4100 Traffic Way
    Sacramento, CA   95827 Phone: 916-875-5171 Fax: 916-875-5773

Street Light Installation
    For information regarding street light installations.

    Maintenance Engineering
    4100 Traffic Way
    Sacramento, CA   95827

    Russ Childers
    (916) 875-5745

Formation of an Assessment District
    For information regarding formation of an assessment district.

    Infrastructure Finance Section
    827 7^TH Street, Room 304
    Sacramento, CA 95814
    (916) 874-6525

Highway Safety Light Installation
    For information regarding highway safety light installations.

    Maintenance Engineering
    4100 Traffic Way
    Sacramento, CA   95827

    Russ Childers
    (916) 875-5745

Alan Cunningham
(916) 875-5718

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