The present invention provides a hand tool for enabling an individual to change the height of a traffic intersection light. The hand tool comprises a pair of elongated members with a handle end, jaw end, and a pivot joint, whereby the elongated members are hingedly connected. One jaw member has a distal curved pointed end and the other jaw member has an upper flat end. In use, the curved pointed jaw member is inserted into a height adjuster device to unlock it from a cable. Once unlocked, a technician can selectively reposition an attached traffic intersection light. The hand tool keeps the height adjuster device unlocked because the jaws are spring biased away from each other. Overall, the device that can assist with altering the height of a traffic light.