UNSPSC 24101738: Rod gate

This a type of valve used in controlling flow rate of granular bulk raw materials, mostly fitted at the bottom of bunkers/silos. It consists of a box-like frame made of a mild steel channel through which mild steel control rods are inserted from both sides. Rod removal increases material flow; rod insertion decreases material flow.

UNSPSC 24101738 Rod gate is a Commodity code that encompasses traffic signal hardware, control equipment, and related infrastructure components being procured by state and local transportation authorities for intersection modernization and safety projects. State and local governments buy physical traffic signal equipment—poles, mast arms, signal heads, pedestrian signal buttons, detection systems, control cabinets, communication units, and mounting hardware—as part of larger traffic signal construction and upgrade initiatives. The issuing bodies are primarily cities (Brownsville, Phoenix, Fort Worth, Dallas, Detroit, Temple, Boulder), counties (Pasco, Cameron, Harris), and state agencies (Oklahoma), with no single repeat buyer dominating recent activity. The scope includes both supply-only procurements (Boulder County requesting ATC traffic signal cabinet models 350i, 352i, and 357i) and integrated construction contracts where rod gates and signal poles anchor larger modernization efforts funded through federal transportation grants (Surface Transportation Block Grant-Metropolitan Mobility, Carbon Reduction Program).

Recent activity concentrates in Texas and Florida. The City of Brownsville has issued multiple related IFBs for the 12th Street and International Boulevard Traffic Signal Improvement projects (bids due May 26 and May 28, 2026), modernizing signal infrastructure across multiple intersections with LED heads, detection systems, and communications equipment. The Pasco County Board of County Commissioners solicited bids for four-pole, box-span traffic signal installations at two separate intersections (IFBKM27010, due October 27, 2026, and IFBKM26086, due June 16, 2026). The City of Fort Worth issued an IFB for the Oakland Boulevard & Miller Avenue Safe Streets project (260298, due September 24, 2026) incorporating signal improvements and pedestrian infrastructure. The City of Phoenix Water Services Department issued an IFB for conveyor system equipment (IFB250748, due May 23, 2025) that appears unrelated to traffic signal rod gates despite the code assignment. Boulder County, Colorado posted an RFP for traffic signal cabinets (RFP-282-26, due May 15, 2026), and the City of Detroit issued an RFQ for traffic signal maintenance services (RFQ-545845-1, due June 5, 2026), indicating sustained demand across the commodity's full lifecycle from procurement through ongoing operations.