Whats on Top of that Traffic Drum?

You may notice them at night, you may notice them during the day.  When driving past a traffic drum, look real close and you will it’s usually accompanied by a barricade light.  The barricade light is mounted to the top of the drum by being bolted to the side.

Barricade lights or flashers as they are sometimes called are important for a variety of reasons.  During the night construction equipment can be hard to notice, so it gives us a heads up that there is something to pay attention to.  Traffic drums are a great way to let people know there is construction going on, but barricade lights are there to let us know the traffic drums are there.