No, they are what Alan prob is referring too as "bumper poles". 6" steel poles in 18" sonatube full of concrete. Which brings up another interesting point...why do they always wait till just before paving to bring in the auger truck and drill these holes? They are 5 or 6 ft deep and the ground is full of gas, water, and elec pipes. They corkscrewed thru a 1" water line this week requiring a large excavation to fix. Thankfully they asked me to spot where my conduits were before starting.