Glendale, CA purchases solar pre-emption repeaters from Solar Traffic Controls
TEMPE, AZ - 01/02/2008 - The City of Glendale, CA recently purchased
and installed solar powered pre-emption repeater systems using Opticom
pre-emption equipment. Working with J & J Sales, the Opticom distributor in
Southern California, STC designed and fabricated a nominal 12VDC power
system with a 24VDC output for the Opticom equipment. It also included the
integration of the 760E card cage assembly to house the phase discriminator
card.
The equipment is being used at a fire station located across the street from
a busy shopping mall on a collector street. One repeater at the driveway
triggers an intersection 700 feet south of the station driveway at an
arterial and is configured for a 90 degree angle. The second unit is located
in a curved section of road where visibility is limited in the last 500 feet
of approach to an intersection at another arterial and configured for a 45
degree angle.
Feedback on the equipment from the firehouse has been positive. Drivers
report better access to the arterials since the installation of the
equipment in mid-September 2007.
About Solar Traffic Controls, LLC
Solar Traffic Controls (STC) designs and manufactures solar-powered traffic control systems for city, state and federal DOTs. Its primary products are solar-powered flashing beacon systems used for school zones and 24-hour applications. What sets STC's systems apart from its competitors: technical merit. |