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816Traffic Control Device Cabinets and Equipment

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816 — TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE CABINETS AND EQUIPMENT 2026 STANDARD SPECIFICATIONS FOR CONSTRUCTION AND MATERIALS 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 Controllers Furnished by, or as approved by the Office of 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 816 — TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICE CABINETS AND EQUIPMENT 2026 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.

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Source: Standard Specifications for Construction and Materials, 2026 Edition. Pages 915–916 of 1,138. View official source ↗

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