In a weather-proof, UV-resistant housing, with battery and solar panel for charging, designed to meet municipal and traffic safety specs, and with turn-key service, all at the usual markup for dealing with all that and because there are almost no competitive alternatives, it sounds pretty typical.
Even a simple stop sign is hundreds of dollars when you consider all the costs associated with its installation.
Equivalent quality cameras can be had for 100-200. Not that expensive.
In a weather-proof, UV-resistant housing, with battery and solar panel for charging, designed to meet municipal and traffic safety specs, and with turn-key service, all at the usual markup for dealing with all that and because there are almost no competitive alternatives, it sounds pretty typical.
Even a simple stop sign is hundreds of dollars when you consider all the costs associated with its installation.
Look up guardrail guy's video on their installs. They are not up to code. Even the newer installs that do include breakaways are failing.