UNSPSC 46161512: Traffic chain

A chain that is hung on several poles to indicate to the cars the correct way. It is used when there is a long distance to the sign.

UNSPSC 46161512 Traffic chain is a Commodity code. State and local governments procure under this code a mix of portable traffic control devices, temporary and permanent pavement markings, traffic detection systems, and associated installation and maintenance services. Recent solicitations show jurisdictions buying thermoplastic and painted pavement markings, traffic delineators and cones, barricades, traffic signal equipment, and maintenance-of-traffic services for roadway work, events, and emergency situations. The work spans high-volume, commodity-like supply contracts and specialized construction services. Okaloosa County, Florida is soliciting 124 line items of temporary traffic control devices, pavement markings, and safety equipment under an ITB due August 5, 2026; the City of Detroit is requesting 5,000 traffic delineator posts under RFQ 547774 due July 2, 2026; and the City of Temple, Texas is establishing an annual supply agreement for sign and traffic control supplies under ITB with a $50,000 estimated value, due July 23, 2026. Issuing bodies include county commissioners, city departments of transportation and public works, state departments (Kentucky Transportation Cabinet), and transit authorities. Counties, municipalities, and state road agencies appear as the dominant repeat buyers, with activity concentrated in Florida, Texas, Georgia, North Carolina, and scattered across other states.

The code shows consistent activity across the country, with solicitations spanning supply contracts, equipment procurement, and labor-intensive installation and maintenance services. Cameron County, Texas is seeking traffic signal improvements including detection systems and GPS synchronization equipment under the Light Synchronization Project due July 28, 2026. The City of Charlotte, North Carolina solicited traffic signal cabinet assemblies in June 2026 and traffic signal loop installation in an RFP due May 21, 2026. Sarasota County, Florida issued an IFB for Traffic Control Devices Categories 4 & 7 due July 16, 2026, and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, through its Transportation Cabinet, posted an RFB for 14 line items of traffic control devices and electrical components due June 11, 2026, with an anticipated award date of July 1, 2026. Pasco County, Florida is constructing a four-pole traffic signal installation under an IFB due June 16, 2026. The City of Brownsville, Texas is soliciting communications and monitoring equipment installation due May 28, 2026 with federal STBG funding and Davis-Bacon prevailing wage requirements. Pricing and contract values vary widely—the Temple contract is $50,000 annually, while larger infrastructure projects such as the San Antonio pavement markings task order estimate $4 million in consultant construction estimate. Set-asides and local preferences appear in some jurisdictions (Detroit equalization credits, San Antonio's SBEDA program, Atlanta's DBE goals of 30 percent) but are not universal across the code.