Experts from the Municipal Enterprise «Odesmisksvitlo» consistently work on improving the street lighting in the city’s streets, parks, and squares, as well as responding to emergency situations.
Regular inspections are conducted on street lighting objects (poles, distribution cabinets, lamps, etc.) to identify malfunctions and acts of vandalism. Electricians carry out tasks to upgrade cable networks, replace outdated lamps and brackets, trim trees, and resolve emergency situations.
In the first 11 months of 2024, as part of the current maintenance, electricians replaced 2390 lamps and 380 brackets, and upgraded 75003 meters of cable networks.
The workers also trimmed 7632 trees that were damaging electrical networks.
Additionally, specialists from the Municipal Enterprise «Odesmisksvitlo» conducted replacement work on street lighting poles.
Often, due to emergency situations (bad weather, traffic accidents, etc.) or the expiration of the service life, street lighting poles become unusable. Replacing poles is quite a labor-intensive process that requires special equipment (cranes).
Since the beginning of 2024, specialists have replaced 64 emergency poles, 10 of which were damaged in traffic accidents.
In October of this year, an act of vandalism was recorded on the Health Trail. Unknown individuals damaged the equipment of 10 poles. Automatic switches and terminal box covers were stolen, and cables were ripped out.
Responsibility for damage to municipal property
Criminal Code of Ukraine
Article 194. Intentional destruction or damage to property
1. Intentional destruction or damage to another's property, which caused significant harm, is punishable by a fine of up to fifty (850 UAH) non-taxable minimum income of citizens, or community service for a period of one hundred twenty to two hundred forty hours, or corrective labor for up to two years, or restriction of liberty for up to three years, or imprisonment for the same term.
Article 296. Hooliganism
1. Hooliganism, that is, gross violation of public order due to apparent disrespect for society, accompanied by exceptional audacity or exceptional cynicism, is punishable by a fine of five hundred (8500 UAH) to one thousand (17000 UAH) non-taxable minimum income of citizens, or arrest for up to six months, or restriction of liberty for up to five years.
2. The same actions committed by a group of persons are punishable by restriction of liberty for up to five years or imprisonment for up to four years.
