September brought record-setting amounts of rainfall in Dallas-Fort Worth and several cities across North Texas.Dallas-Fort Worth received more...
Traffic signals go out during precipitation for a number of reasons, including lightning strikes, hardware issues and water in streetlight cabinets, city spokeswoman Nichelle Sullivan said.‘Hazardous weather,’ threat of tornadoes throughout North Texas Wednesday, forecast says
“When Dallas was putting in most of its signals, it was between 1940 and 1980,” he said. “That’s when we had the biggest growth spurt in Dallas. … Most have not been replaced ever since.” And although stormy weather does cause electrical outages, other factors can play into why streetlights go out. Majumdar said Dallas has been installing battery backup packs, which cost approximately $6,000 to install, in both new and old signal lights. He said about a third of Dallas lights have them now.
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