The City of Ypsilanti has been working with Detroit Edison's Community Lighting group to expedite the repair and maintenance of the streetlights in our community. In the event of a streetlight outage, please call the Department of Public Works at 483-1421, Monday - Friday, 8:00 am - 4:00 pm or email jbeckett@cityofypsilanti.com with the following information:
- A specific streetlight location (i.e., the nearest cross roads, nearby business, etc.).
- Whether the pole is wooden or metal.
- The streetlight pole number (For metal poles it is located at the base of the streetlight pole. For wood poles it is located approximately eight feet up the pole).
- Details about the outage (i.e. Light off during the night, light turns on and of at night, light stays on during the day, etc).
In cases where a pole has been knocked down or any other emergency please call Detroit Edison at 1-800-477-4747.
