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Gilroy signal and streetlight reports need the exact spot
Gilroy routes streetlight and traffic signal problems through Gilroy Connect or the Engineering Division, with after-hours phone paths for down poles and signal problems.
Gilroy’s streetlight and traffic signal page is worth using when a light is dark, flickering, damaged, mistimed, or not working right. The page routes reports through Gilroy Connect, and it also gives Engineering Division contact paths.
For a streetlight, look for the pole number if it is safe to do so. It may be on the side of the pole. If you cannot find it, give the nearest address, cross street, and side of the street.
For a traffic signal, the city asks for practical details: the cross streets, direction of travel, which color is out, where the light is mounted, and what is damaged or missing.
Gilroy has state highways, farm roads, downtown streets, and fast-growing neighborhood edges. The same intersection can have several signal heads, so the direction and corner matter. After business hours, use the phone path listed on the city page for down poles or signal problems.
Where to see it
Gilroy Streetlights and Traffic Signals page.
Official sources
Official pages
Reviewed July 4, 2026
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