| Answer | Currently, no requests are being taken for new alley/driveway light installation.
How do I report a broken or burned out Alley Light?
Submit an Alley Light Outage Service Request.What to Expect and When:
- We are unable to provide an estimated time of completion at this time.
- On average, repairs took about 30 days last year.
- It may take longer, depending on the backlog.
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Reporting Procedures:
- If access is given, the Streets Department will replace bulbs in alley lights, repair damaged wiring and remove knocked down poles.
- Please be sure to have gates unlocked and a clear path to the light fixture.
- This applies to preexisting alley lights only, not newly built structures.
- The Streets Department will not perform work on alley lights where access is through a house or where the alley is not free of litter, debris, or vegetation. (These conditions are considered inaccessible.)
You Should Know:
| ALLEY/DRIVEWAY LIGHT VS. STREET LIGHT | | ALLEY/DRIVEWAY | STREET | | An alley or alleyway is a narrow, pedestrian lane found in urban areas which usually runs between or behind buildings. | A street is generally intended for vehicular traffic and has a name and designation (e.g., Stenton Avenue, South Street, or even Elfreth’s Alley.
| | Alleys may be paved, or simply dirt tracks. | Anything that has a street name is a street.
| | A light in an alley/driveway is an alley light. | A light in a street is a streetlight. (See attached Street Light article for theses requests.)
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