The Customer Service Department will forward the request to the Electric Department for review. Street lights requested in existing under-ground areas are approved by the Public Works Department, designed by the Electric Department, and installed by the customer at his/her expense.Ī: All customer requests for a night light (privacy light) should be made to the City of Redding’s Customer Service Department. If it is determined that a street light is warranted and adequate secondary distribution on wood poles exists, then the City of Redding will cover the cost to install the street light on the wood pole. Q: How do I get a street light installed?Ī: All customer requests for a street light should be forwarded to the City of Redding’s Public Works Department. A night light, sometimes called a privacy light, is installed on utility poles and is not intended to provide lighting for the public roadway. Q: What is the difference between a street light and a night light?Ī: A street light provides the lighting pattern for a roadway. New installations in existing underground districts are the responsibility of the property owner(s) to install all necessary facilities to current City standards. at intersections, and approximately every other pole thereafter.spaced typically at approximately 100-to 200-foot intervals.The City of Redding’s policy for installing street lights is typically as follows: The Public Works Department determines the necessity for all new roadway lighting (street lights), and the Electric Department determines the electrical service requirements for roadway lighting. The City of Redding has had a street light policy for several years.

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