MoDot Adds Solar Panels to Traffic Counting System

The Missouri Department of Transportation is going solar in the Lake Area. The department recently installed two solar panels along westbound route-54 in the Mead’s Flats area which. Area engineer Bob Lynch says it is part of an overall upgrade to a permanent traffic counter that’s been in the area for several years.

 

The solar panels and counting system is also able to detect what types of vehicles are driving through the area.