Streetlight high voltage circuit replacement
Announcement
The City is aware of streetlight outages on Windsor Drive and connecting streets, and on Robert South Drive. These outages are challenging to diagnose and repair and we are working to repair them as quickly as possible. The recent outage in the Linfield Oaks neighborhood has been repaired and all lights should be working.
The City has three neighborhoods (map of neighborhoods(PDF, 1MB)) with high voltage circuits powering 126 streetlights. Starting in 2020, the City began designing replacement circuits for these streetlights. The existing circuits are high voltage, posing a potential safety risk when streetlights need to be repaired or maintained. The current process of repairing the circuit and restoring power to the streetlights requires coordination with PG&E to disconnect power to the streetlight circuit, delaying the City’s ability to repair circuits. In addition, the wiring for these circuits is old and is more likely to have issues, creating more frequent and hard to diagnose outages.
Replacing these circuits requires all new wiring and conduits to be installed and new fixtures to be installed on every light pole. It will take several years to replace all of the circuits.
Current status
Linfield Oaks
This neighborhood has a single high voltage circuit power streetlights west of Middlefield Road on Willow Road, Waverly Street, Linfield Drive, East Creek Drive, Claremont Way, Sherwood Way, Laurel Street, and several cul-de-sacs connect to these streets. (see map of neighborhoods(PDF, 1MB))
West Menlo
There are three separate high voltage circuits powering streetlights on parts of Windsor Road, Wallea Drive, San Mateo Drive, Robert South Drive, Hobart Street, Hillview Drive, and many cul-de-sacs that connect to these streets. (see map of neighborhoods(PDF, 1MB))
Suburban Park
The Suburban Park neighborhood was upgraded to normal circuits in 2022 to 2023. As part of this project, older streetlight poles were also replaced in the Flood Triangle Park neighborhood. (see map of neighborhoods(PDF, 1MB))
Location
Middle Avenue between El Camino Real and Olive Street, Menlo Park, CA 94025 View map
37.444434214175715, -122.18226747245991
Middle Avenue between El Camino Real and Olive Street ,
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Middle Avenue between El Camino Real and Olive Street ,
Menlo Park, CA 94025
Streetlight high voltage circuit replacement