Whats with the services signs with business logos?
These signs were created in the 1980s to minimize the number of large billboards near highways. Chapter 2F of the MUTCD (see the Section 10 intro) covers these signs, which it calls “Specific Service Signs” ( http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/HTM/2003r1/part2/part2f.htm ). There are similar signs called “Tourist-Oriented Directional Signs” or “TODS” which display all-text legends for tourist destinations (MUTCD Chapter 2G, http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/HTM/2003r1/part2/part2g.htm ). The website of a contractor who supplies these is http://www.interstatelogos.com/ . Criteria for each type of business to be included on these signs may be found at the previous links. Aug 25, 2004 10.
These signs were created in the 1980s to minimize the number of large billboards near highways. Chapter 2F of the MUTCD (see the Section 10 intro) covers these signs, which it calls “Specific Service Signs” ( http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/HTM/2003r1/part2/part2f.htm ). There are similar signs called “Tourist-Oriented Directional Signs” or “TODS” which display all-text legends for tourist destinations (MUTCD Chapter 2G, http://mutcd.fhwa.dot.gov/HTM/2003r1/part2/part2g.htm ). The website of a contractor who supplies these is http://www.interstatelogos.com/ . Criteria for each type of business to be included on these signs may be found at the previous links. Aug 25, 2004 10.9 Q: What’s with the permanent detour signs in PA and MI? A: PA has installed permanent detour signs at its freeway offramps across the state in order to have a permanent alternate route for traffic in case a freeway becomes impassible due to an accident or weather conditions. These detours are color-coded depending on th
