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STREET LIGHTS Maintenance of street lights is divided between the Municipality of Anchorage Street Maintenance Division and three electric utility agencies:  Chugach Electric, Municipal Light & Power, and Matanuska Electric Association. If the street lights are controlled by a meter, they are maintained by the Street Maintenance Division (approximately 8,000 lights).  If they are fed directly from a utility transformer, they are maintained by one of the three electric utility agencies listed above.  Chugach Electric has approximately 4,500, Municipal Light & Power has some 3,500, and Matanuska Electric Association has 30 light poles. Usually, the electric utility agency responsible for maintenance can be determined by the type of pole the light is mounted on.  Metal poles are usually maintained by the Municipality of Anchorage, Street Maintenance Division.  Lights mounted on wooden poles are usually maintained by one of the three electric utility agencies mentioned above.   Fig. 1. Metal light poles on Pine Street. Fig. 2. A wooden light pole in           Turnagain area.   The Street Maintenance division pays the light  bill for some 16,000 street lights located throughout the Municipality, from Eklutna in the north to Girdwood in the South.  In addition and conjunction with street light maintenance, the Street Maintenance division also maintains approximately 240 miles of underground cable,  16 storm drain lift stations, 158 thaw wire systems,  and about 950 load centers. TO REPORT STREET LIGHT PROBLEMS* Street Maintenance Feedback Form 343-4557 Chugach Electric  762-7676 Municipal Light & Power                               263-5483 Matanuska Electric Association       694-2161   *(If you don't know which utility agency is responsible, call or write the Street Maintenance Division and we will relay the repair request).

Related Agencies

• CBERRRSA -Eagle River Area Street Maintenance • Parks & Recreation • Right-of-Way

External Links

• Alaska Department of Transportation & Public Facilities • Alaska's Road Weather Information System (RWIS)

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