The Street Lighting section deals with the design and installation of public lighting and sign maintenance, specialised car park lighting, and new and replacement installation work. Christmas tree lighting, floodlighting of Stockport Town Hall and Stockport viaduct are some of the more exceptional tasks this section has undertaken. Maintenance and installation work is carried out for other public bodies and local developments including car parks and security lighting.

This department is responsible for the maintenance of:

• 32,000 street lighting columns
• 4,000 traffic signs
• 1,000 traffic bollards
• 5,000 street name plates

The operational section of Street Lighting employ a number of full time electrically qualified personnel and also provide a 24 hour emergency service to ensure that there is a response to any dangerous occurrence with the borough's street furniture.

This section also maintains a night patrol system. Every street light, bollard and illuminated sign is inspected every two weeks during both, the summer and winter months, with any defects noted and reported the following day.

The section also manages the computerised street furniture inventory to enable the Council to tender on a 3 yearly basis for cheaper energy sources on the street lighting stock.

We have invested time and effort to ensure we provide the best and highest quality service to our customers as possible.

To report a faulty street light, illuminated bollard or sign please click on the online form under 'Related Items' on the right of the page. Alternatively please call Streetscene on freephone 0845 833 4444.

Each of our columns, bollards and signs is labelled with an identification number. Please quote this number, where known when reporting a fault.