CATEGORY 800 TRAFFIC SECTION 816 — TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE CABINETS AND EQUIPMENT
816.01 Description
Install Administration furnished traffic signal controllers and cabinets, furnish and install traffic signal controllers and cabinets, furnish and install Intelligent Transportations Systems control cabinets, and furnish and install lighting control cabinets for highway and sign lighting.
816.02 Materials
Conduit 921.07.01 , 921.07.03 Detector Tape 950.11 Control and Distribution Equipment 950.13 Anchor Bolts, Hardware, Cabinets and Furnished by, or as approved by the Office of Controllers Traffic and Safety All materials, equipment and installations shall be new, UL listed or labeled, and meet NEC, NESC, NEMA, IES, and local codes and ordinances applicable to the installation.
816.03 Construction
816.03.01 Base Mounted Traffic Signal Cabinets. Mount cabinets on concrete foundations
conforming to Section 801. Furnish and install conduit as specified in Section 805.
816.03.02 Pole Mounted Traffic Signal Cabinets. Install cabinets as specified. Furnish and
install conduit as specified in Section 805. 816.03.03 Base Mounted Lighting Cabinets. Furnish and install the equipment enclosure, panel boards, transformers, circuit breakers, lighting contactor, relay, photoelectric controls, thermostats, selector switches, fans, lightning arresters, conduit, wiring and wiring devices, and all other equipment necessary to provide a complete functioning lighting cabinet as specified. Protect all electrical outlets with ground fault circuit interrupters (GFCI).
816.03.04 Pole Mounted Lighting Cabinets. Furnish and install a NEMA 4X, stainless
enclosure with hardware for attaching the unit to a utility pole, wood post, or traffic control device structure. Include a 60 amp, double pole main circuit breaker; a 60 amp, double pole electrically held lighting contactor; four double pole circuit breakers at the amperage specified in the Contract 2025 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS 2025 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS Documents; photoelectric control; lightning arrester; and all incidentals necessary to provide a complete lighting control unit.
816.04 Measurement and Payment
816.04.01 Installing Administration furnished signal controllers and cabinets will be measured
and paid for at the Contract unit price per each for the pertinent Install Traffic Signal Controllers and Cabinets item. Installing Contractor furnished traffic signal controllers and cabinets will be measured and paid for at the Contract unit price per each for the pertinent Traffic Signal Controllers and Cabinets item. The payment will be full compensation for pickup, transportation, and installation of the controller or cabinet when applicable, furnishing and installing the controller or cabinet when applicable, and for all material, labor, equipment, tools, and incidentals necessary to complete the work.
816.04.02 Concrete foundations will be measured and paid for as specified in 801.04.
816.04.03 Conduit will be measured and paid for as specified in 805.04.
816.04.04 Ground rods will be measured and paid for as specified in 804.04.
816.04.05 Lighting Control Cabinets will be measured and paid for at the Contract unit price per
each of the type and size specified. The payment will be full compensation for all material, labor, equipment, tools, and incidentals necessary to complete the work. 817 — PUSH BUTTONS AND PUSH BUTTON SIGNS actuated by each push button. Furnish all mounting hardware and drill holes to provide cable and wire entrances. 2025 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS CATEGORY 800 TRAFFIC SECTION 817 — PUSH BUTTONS AND PUSH BUTTON SIGNS
817.01 Description
Furnish and install pedestrian push button assemblies and push button signs.
817.02 Materials
Retroreflective Sheeting 950.03 Push Button Sign 950.08 Push Buttons A319 The push button assembly shall be weather-tight and tamper proof. The assembly shall be designed to prevent an electrical shock under any weather condition and have provisions for grounding in conformance with the NEC.
a.The push button assembly shall be fabricated from aluminum ingot and have an anodized finish.
b.The push button plunger shall be chrome plated, 2 in. diameter, and have a spring with operative force not to exceed 5 lb.
c.The push button switch shall have single-pole momentary, normally-open, single-throw contacts and spade-type terminals.
d.The switch assembly shall have an operating force of approximately 0.5 lb, but not more than 1 lb.
e.The switch assembly shall be UL approved and electrically rated to carry 25 amps at 120 volts AC.
817.03 Construction
Locate push buttons in positions that clearly indicate to the pedestrian which crosswalks are
Source: Maryland Standard Specifications for Construction and Materials, 2025 Edition. Pages 901–902 of 1,113.