New Signage Rules Intended To Make Signs Easier To Read.
The San Francisco Examiner (10/25, Begin) reports, "In an effort to make street signs easier to read, the Federal Highway Administration is requiring communities to replace all street signs with ones using what is known as mixed-case lettering. Instead of 'LEAVENWORTH,' for example, signs will have to read 'Leavenworth.' The new rules also require all city signs to be changed to better reflect light by 2018." And "the changes have communities across the country grumbling." But "federal officials said that despite some misunderstandings in national media about the rule changes, many of the costs associated with new signs would be the same if they were replaced." FHWA spokeswoman Cathy St. Denis said, "Signs that are easier to read will help us make roads and the people who drive on them safer."
For more information on FHWA rule changes and how retroreflectivity impacts your community, contact stephen.dearing@ohn-advisors.com
