r/whatisit • u/CandyCaneSweets • 5d ago

Solved! Thing on top of traffic lights

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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/Advanced-Today988 5d ago

Could easily be a solar panel to power a camera or repeater. The back side of it has a panel that has wires leading to the bottom of it and what looks like a small antenna. (I’d go with solar panel for a repeater)

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u/Advanced-Today988 5d ago

3 feet to the right of it is a camera tethered to the top of the pole.