Streetlight Replacement Program

The majority of Shorewood’s streetlight system was installed in the early 1970’s and has reached the end of its useful life. Approximately 1,500 fixtures light the Village’s roadways, parks and municipal parking lots. Multiple reoccurring outages in recent years have prompted planning for the replacement of the residential streetlight system. 

A Street Lighting System Replacement Plan was developed by Stand Associates, the Village’s municipal engineering firm, in the spring of 2023. Acting upon the recommendations of this report, the Village issued an RFP for the design of a comprehensive system replacement design and implementation plan. An agreement for that work was awarded to KL Engineering. 

KL’s Preliminary Design Study was presented to the Village Board on June 3, 2024 (view the presentation). The plan’s recommended implementation schedule has been incorporated into the Village’s Long Range Financial Plan with construction proposed over five phases beginning in 2025 and concluding in 2029.

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Implementation, operation and maintenance of the new system will be funded by a Streetlight Operations Special Charge. For more information, please review our Frequently Asked Questions page (web address provided on your utility bill) by clicking here. 

On 10/20/2025 the Village Board reviewed the streetlight replacement plan based on feedback from residents. The board approved a 1/4/8 bright settings plan where main arteries streetlights are set to a brightness level of 8, corner streetlights are set to a brightness level of 4, and side street lights are set to the lowest setting of a brightness level of 1. The board also decided to continue the use of the DarkSky compliant lights that do not contain lens and did not approve a house side shield be standard to install. 

Phase 2 construction will begin in spring 2026 and continue through early October. Please see the PIM presentation for additional information. 

Wondering when streetlight replacement will occur in your neighborhood? See map below and check out the Schedule page.

On 8/7/23 the Village Board approved the use of DarkSky replacement fixtures. Want to know more about DarkSky? Visit www.darksky.org.

Phase 1 was completed in late fall 2025. Phase 2 construction is beginning early spring 2026.

If you would like updates for Phase 2, please sign up here. 

DPW StreetLight Phase Map