Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT), District 7

Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) District 7 represents five counties (Citrus, Hernando, Hillsborough, Paso, and Pinellas Counties) along the west coast of Florida. The region has approximately 2,884,600 residents, which includes the Tampa Bay Metropolitan area and  is comprised of more than 4,200 highway lane miles where drivers travel more than 33.6 million miles daily.

FDOT District 7 sought to install Power Outage Emergency Beacon (POEB) assemblies for designated signalized intersections and emergency transfer switches for traffic signal applications districtwide as part of an FDOT safety initiative that aims to enhance emergency preparedness and response capabilities during power outages. The goal is to ensure that critical infrastructure and intersections remain operational even during extreme weather- related events. The POEB assemblies are designed provide power to the intersections during power outages and when a Battery Backup System (BBS) or Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) system has been expended and can no longer power the signal lights at the intersection.

In May 2025, FDOT District 7 awarded Econolite with the contract to provide and install fully functional POEB assemblies and Manual Transfer Switches at specified intersections within the district. Econolite will be responsible for the installation, including controller cabinet, solar panels, batteries, dual voltage Light Emitting Diode (LED) signal module replacements, and all cabling, as well as all parts associated with the complete POEB assemblies. Econolite’s Tampa-based team of experienced field technicians will provide the installation and setup for both assemblies.