The invention relates to a traffic light applicable to a
severe weather environment. The traffic light comprises a base, a supporting column, a control box, a cover plate and a
signal plate. An emergency device and a PLC (
programmable logic controller) are arranged in a controller, and the emergency device comprises an emergency mechanism, a cleaning mechanism, a lifting plate, a lifting mechanism, a back plate and two supporting plates. The emergency mechanism comprises a rotating shaft, two rotating components and two emergency components. Each emergency component comprises a connection rodand an emergency plate. The cleaning mechanism comprises an
electromagnet, a spring, a cleaning box and two direction units, and a cleaning block and a moving component are arranged in the cleaning box. The traffic light applicable to the
severe weather environment has advantages that in poor-
visibility severe environment weather, the lifting plate is driven to ascend by the lifting mechanism, andemergency lights on the emergency plate in the emergency mechanism are used for directing the traffic to guarantee
road traffic safety; moreover, by the cleaning mechanism, cleaning and dedusting ofthe emergency lights are realized to guarantee that people can observe the emergency lights, and
road traffic safety is improved.