The Traffic Engineering Division provides traffic signal and street lighting maintenance services so that road users and residents may move safely and efficiently throughout the City’s road network.

In addition, our technicians maintain a number of electronic traffic devices in the public right-of-way such as flashing beacons, rectangular rapid flashing beacons, pedestrian hybrid beacons, driver feedback signs, lighted crosswalks, and more.

In Chula Vista, there are:

300+		Traffic Signals
10,000+		Street Lights

Traffic Signals

Technicians promptly respond to traffic signal emergencies within one hour of receiving notice of the emergency, evaluate other traffic signal malfunctions within 48 hours, and complete system repairs as needed. Technicians also perform preventative maintenance to vital traffic signal equipment each year. 

Street Lights

Our Traffic Signal & Lighting Technicians generally complete repairs within three to five working days to ensure adequate nighttime visibility while motorists drive City streets. Technicians replace burned out streetlights in residential areas as they are reported and perform periodic nighttime surveys along major streets to identify street light outages.

Please note:

1. Street lights in subdivisions that are still in construction are the responsibility of the developer to maintain. Please direct requests to the developer’s representative and/or homeowners association.
2. The City of Chula Vista does not maintain street lights on private streets. Please contact the street's homeowners association to report an outage on a private street.

Report an Issue

To report a traffic signal malfunction or report a street light or an illuminated street name sign outage, we will need the following to respond to the request:

• Information about the Issue
  
  1. Street name and address where the street light is located.  Indicate if pole is in front of, across from, or between addresses.
  2. For a traffic signal issue, please provide the intersection street names.
     • Any detail about the malfunction, such as time of day, direction of travel, any relevant traffic patterns.
  3. Your name and a contact number

• Report issue/concern using any one of the following:

  • To report a malfunctioning traffic signal or streetlight, please call (619) 397-6000,  report via ACT Chula Vista, or submit your request online

  • To report an emergency outside normal business hours, please call (619) 691-5151.