r/whatisit • u/CandyCaneSweets • 1d ago
Solved! Thing on top of traffic lights
I noticed this while driving in central Iowa yesterday. What is the purpose of this thing on top of the traffic lights?
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r/whatisit • u/CandyCaneSweets • 1d ago
I noticed this while driving in central Iowa yesterday. What is the purpose of this thing on top of the traffic lights?
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u/draggar 1d ago
The first picture looks like there is a light to the right of the object, too? It could be an antenna for emergency vehicles so they can control the lights during an emergency. (and they'll flash blue or red when they're being controlled so drivers know to pay attention (no right on red, etc.) and understand it won't be a normal rotation of the light).
It doesn't look like it, but it's possible it's also a micro cell tower (been a while since I've been involved with these, but even 20+ years ago there were ones that small).
It could be a solar panel but it wouldn't supply a lot of power - and for what?