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Ubiquitous Surveillance vs. Electric Field Strength

A pair of cameras overlook the intersection of Rt 376 with Zack’s Way from inverted-J mounts (I don’t know the formal name) atop the steel poles supporting the traffic signals:

Traffic Cam - Rt 376 at Zacks Way - north
Traffic Cam – Rt 376 at Zacks Way – north

The inverted-J on the south side started equally high, but has been lowered as far as possible, with the camera just below the top of the pole:

Traffic Cam - Rt 376 at Zacks Way - south
Traffic Cam – Rt 376 at Zacks Way – south

My guess: the higher position put the (electrically grounded) mount inside the keep-out zone around the 115 kV power line conductor passing exactly over the pole:

Traffic Cam - Rt 376 at Zacks Way - south - detail
Traffic Cam – Rt 376 at Zacks Way – south – detail

I’m sure lowering the mount came after an interesting discussion, but I’ll never know the rest of the story.

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