How much does a traffic light cost?
Typical cost
500–3,000 $
A three-aspect signal head controlling a road approach, now almost universally LED.
One signal head. A complete signalised intersection with poles, controller, detection and civils runs $250,000-500,000.
How that compares
Traffic light against things of a similar money.
Garage door 700–5,000 $
Traffic light 500–3,000 $
Refrigerator 500–3,500 $
Sofa 350–5,000 $
Treadmill 400–6,000 $
Jackhammer 300–3,500 $
Canoe 500–4,000 $
Engine block 300–4,000 $
How to read this figure
The range here is wide, and that is the honest answer rather than a hedge: the cheap and expensive ends of this category are genuinely different products, and the price gap between them is real.
Prices are in US dollars and are indicative only. They date faster than anything else on this site — treat them as an order of magnitude. Installation, delivery and tax are excluded unless the note above says otherwise.
More about a traffic light
- How much does a traffic light weigh? 10–28 kg
- Traffic light vs Street light Side by side
- Traffic light vs Bicycle Side by side
Common questions
- How much does a traffic light cost?
- A traffic light costs 500–3,000 $. One signal head. A complete signalised intersection with poles, controller, detection and civils runs $250,000-500,000.
Related pages
- How much does a traffic light weigh? 10–28 kg
- How much does a car cost? 18,000–60,000 $
- How much does a bicycle cost? 150–6,000 $
- How much does a SUV cost? 27,000–90,000 $
- How much does a pickup truck cost? 30,000–95,000 $
- How much does a motorcycle cost? 2,500–35,000 $
- How much does a school bus cost? 90,000–200,000 $
- How much does a semi truck cost? 120,000–220,000 $
- How much does a fire truck cost? 500,000–2,200,000 $
- How much does a city bus cost? 450,000–1,300,000 $
- How much does a minivan cost? 35,000–60,000 $
- Traffic light vs Street light Side by side
- Traffic light vs Bicycle Side by side
Sources
- Typical range compiled from manufacturer specifications — At One Place