Caltrans installing reflective backplates at signalized intersections
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Caltrans reported that it is installing reflective backplates at more than 5,500 signalized intersections across California.
These retroreflective bordered backplates – yellow reflective strips placed around the perimeter of traffic signals – increase traffic signal visibility during morning hours, at night, or during a loss of power.
Caltrans began installing the backplates in 2019 following an increase in power outages due to weather and wildland fire danger.
So far they have installed the backplates at nearly 900 intersections along state highways.
The backplates also make it easier to see the signals during the day.
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration reports that reflective backplates have reduced late night and early morning collisions at intersections by 50 percent.