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got its first illuminated trafficon Saturday evening. The illuminated pole has been set up near the entrance to Rajajinagar and similar poles are likely to be put up at other areas.The highlight of this pole is that when the signal turns either red or green, the entire pole too will reflect the colour.For this, a three-metre-long LED light strip has been strapped around the pole.A senior official told BM, “One of the common complaints from the motorists is that they cannot see the traffic signal from a long distance or that tree branches hide the signals. Hence, we are experimenting it with a lighting pole.”A police officer said that a similar experiment was done induring. However, there were challenges in implementing in Bengaluru.According to police, in Mysuru, power was drawn directly from the electric pole. However, in Bengaluru, the power drawn from the pole will be supplied via a battery, DC converter and a relay box.