The client is a world leader in the field of automated traffic data collection. The brief was to design a vandal resistant roadside cabinet with reduced visual and environmental impact and which met stringent approvals. A major consideration when designing equipment for use at the roadside is understanding the extremes of the environment and the inherent risks to personnel from traffic and installation methods. The cabinet was designed to accomodate many different configurations of data collection equipment and particular attention to cable routing and management was needed. The cabinet was attack tested as part of the approvals process. The testers were initially reluctant to damage the cabinet but a cash incentive placed inside the cabinet soon raised their enthusiasm. The cabinet incorporated innovative design details to prevent rodents and insects making the cabinet their home.

The design was developed from sketches into 3D CAD. Prototypes were manufactured from CAD data and control drawings and underwent an extensive testing programme. The components and assemblies were finalised and manufacturing drawings for each component and schematics for assembly and cable routing were prepared on CAD.