Street Lighting

Street Lighting

University City houses over 4,000 street lights.  Approximately 750 of these lights are owned and maintained by University City Public Works department; the remaining lights are owned and maintained by Ameren Missouri.  98% of residential lights are Ameren lights.

If the streetlight has a tag as shown below, this is street light identification number.  Ameren Missouri assigns a letter and a number to the pole to identify the location of the street light.  If the ID plate starts with a “U” followed by numbers, this is an Ameren Missouri owned and maintained street light.  Only Ameren Missouri can repair or replace the light fixture and/or the pole.

If the number on the ID plate starts with a “Z” it is privately owned by the property owner.  The account for lighting is issued to the private property owners who requested to have the light installed.

How to Report a Street Light Out:

Report the light out to Ameren by calling: (314) 342-1000

With this information ready:

Address - where the light is out
Location - what side of street
Street Light Identification # - i.e. U306 as shown above (If no tag, report as much identifying location as possible)
Your Name and Phone # - in case of questions
Issue - what is wrong with the street light (light is flashing on/off, totally out, damaged)
How - if the street light was damaged by an accident, please include that information

If this is an emergency, call the Ameren Construction Hotline: (866) 992-6619

If the street light is not an Ameren light, it may be a University City owned light. 
University City owned lights may be pedestrian lighting along Olive or Delmar, lighting located in parks or walkways, municipal parking lot lighting, and a few other locations.

Please report city-owned light out to the Department of Public Works at (314) 505-8560. Please provide the following information:

Address - where the light is out
Location - what side of street
Street Light Identification – Any specific identifying information that you can provide

Your Name and Phone # - in case of questions
Issue - what is wrong with the street light (light is flashing on/off, totally out, damaged)
How - if the street light was damaged by an accident, please include that information 

Click Here for more information on reporting street lights out.