Just curious what this is? Spotted in suburban northeast US. Didn’t see anything wlse like it around but maybe I just missed them.
this post was submitted on 03 Nov 2025
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Some cities network their traffic-lights with similar-looking point-to-point radio-data links.
I doubt it’s that specifically given the town—very few traffic lights—but that would align with other suggestions about water/power meter communications. I’m sure municipal radio-data relays are probably all going to look the same regardless of what’s networked.
Very few traffic lights is a very good reason to do them wireless though.
I see what you mean, but in this case I see it more as them being too far away to benefit from being linked or coordinated. Not a lot of need for smart traffic flow management—but maybe I’m just underesting the local transportation department.