Flashes of Panic

…but it appears that the Mass Highway has decided that overpasses can’t be signboards anymore. They’re citing safety issues, not the “THIS IS LITTERING” counter-sign I saw a few years ago, though. Some sign-posters are claiming not to understand; if the sign is “behind a fence,” they say (I assume this means “attached to the overpass-facing side of a fence, facing the highway”) then Mass Highway told them it would be OK. I’m sympathizing with Mass Highway here: such signs may be less likely to wind up on the highway, but little is stopping them from blowing into cars on the overpass itself. Plus, do we really want to see car dealerships and real estate agents posting their banners on the overpasses?

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