Faulty streetlight installation

Hi,

There’s a streetlight installed incorrectly on the sidewalk right in front of my house. It’s blocking the driveway entrance to our family home.
Since this is a row of houses, there’s a perfectly logical spot right on the property line where the pole wouldn't obstruct anyone—neither me nor the neighbor.
Every other light pole on this street is positioned exactly on the boundary lines, causing zero issues for the homeowners.

Question: Who actually owns this mess? Who do I file a grievance with? Who do I call to get this thing moved to a sensible location? And most importantly, who picks up the tab—me, or Exelon, since they botched the installation in the first place?

Location: Trnovčica, Washington, D.C.

Thanks in advance.

p.s. My apologies if this belongs in a different section of the forum.

Thomas Hill2 said:Hi,

There’s a streetlight installed incorrectly on the sidewalk right in front of my house. It’s blocking the driveway entrance to our family home.
Since this is a row of houses, there’s a perfectly logical spot right on the property line where the pole wouldn't obstruct anyone—neither me nor the neighbor.
Every other light pole on this street is positioned exactly on the boundary lines, causing zero issues for the homeowners.

Question: Who actually owns this mess? Who do I file a grievance with? Who do I call to get this thing moved to a sensible location? And most importantly, who picks up the tab—me, or Exelon, since they botched the installation in the first place?

Location: Trnovčica, Washington, D.C.

Thanks in advance.

p.s. My apologies if this belongs in a different section of the forum.

1. Whose land is the pole sitting on? Private, state, or municipal? Does Exelon have an easement agreement for the underground lines?

2. The landowner needs to be the one talking to Exelon.

3. As for the cost of moving it—that’s on the landowner if they want it moved. They can pay to have Exelon shift it. In my own experience, we had several poles moved for a 10kV line; we still have two left for the street, and Exelon is trying to dodge the bill by making someone else pay for it.

swiftgardener42 said:1. Whose land is the pole sitting on? Private, state, or municipal? Does Exelon have an easement agreement for the underground lines?

2. The landowner needs to be the one talking to Exelon.

3. As for the cost of moving it—that’s on the landowner if they want it moved. They can pay to have Exelon shift it. In my own experience, we had several poles moved for a 10kV line; we still have two left for the street, and Exelon is trying to dodge the bill by making someone else pay for it.

The pole is sitting right on the roadway in front of the house, positioned perfectly to block the driveway to the private yard. That makes it municipal property.
We already handed over all the paperwork to Exelon since the light pole belongs to them (supposedly).

If we’re talking about a streetlamp, that falls under municipal ownership. From what I can gather, it’s situated right on the sidewalk, which is also city property.
If Exelon installed that pole, they must have an agreement with the city regarding installation, and potentially even the maintenance of public lighting. The formal request should be directed to the city's Department of Public Works. They need to investigate the claims made in the letter—specifically that the pole's placement obstructs access to the plots—and then coordinate with the installer to move it to a less problematic location if necessary.

A rather exotic dilemma.

How does one even begin to excavate such massive machinery? To be honest—I'm genuinely stumped as to how they manage the installation process... has anyone come across a video detailing this?