Signal and Lighting Unit
Goal
The goal of this unit is to provide lighting, traffic signal, and related electrical systems support for districts, local agencies, and consultants in order to design and operate safe, uniform, and easily maintainable electrical systems.
Products the unit provides
- Sample special provisions
- Sample plans
- Signal and Lighting Certification
- New product specifications
- Product reviews and approvals for the approved product list
- Standard plate, standard plan, and detail updates and creation
- Standard Specification for Construction book sections
- Signal 101 Training
- Signal Design, Operation, and Optimization Trainings
- Lighting Training
- Lighting design
- Signal design reviews
- Signal and lighting design reviews
- Signal operation comments
- Railroad and traffic signal reviews
- Assistance with questions during signal and lighting construction
- Lighting design recommendations
- Light level reviews and analysis
- Preliminary lighting layouts
- Lighting feed point assignment
What to expect from the unit
- Traffic signal near railroad pre-emption assistance and evaluation
- Assistance during development of special provisions for signals and lighting
- Assistance with plan reviews for traffic signal systems
- Assistance in finding new products to meet electrical and electronic need
- Up-to-date specifications, special provisions, sample plans, and standard plates and plans, and details
- Sample plans and provisions, standards, policies and new products for traffic signal and related systems
- Light level reviews and runs for verification and cost estimates
- Lighting design assistance
- Feed point assignment
- Plan reviews for both MnDOT and consultant designed lighting systems
- Assistance in finding new products to meet electrical and electronic needs
- Up-to-date specifications, special provisions, sample plans, and standard plates and plans, and details
- Sample plans and provisions, standards, policies, and new products for lighting
What you need to provide to the unit
- Plans and special provisions when looking for assistance with a construction issue
- Comments and feedback on products, policies, and standards
- Communication on issues related to signal design and operation and methods to improve systems
- Cleaned up CADD files for light level runs
- AGI32 or Visual lighting design files for light level reviews
- Plans and specifications for lighting design review
What the unit expects from you
- Project special provisions: Start with sample special provisions every time you write project special provisions to ensure all standards are followed and coordinated with the Standard Specification for Construction Book
- Timely review of documents when providing input on changes to standards
- Feedback on products and design standards so that they can be changed as appropriate
- Adherence to standards and policies to provide a uniform and safe system statewide