Signs that should be overheaded

Started by Marf, October 18, 2016, 11:33:46 AM

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Marf

I will start with Maine:

All guide signs on the Maine Turnpike south of Portland
All guide signs everywhere in Portland
I-295 Exit 10 advance signs
I-295 Exits 17-22 advance signs
I-295 Exit 28 advance signs
Last two I-295 Exit 31 SB advance signs
All guide signs in Augusta, Waterville and Bangor
Last guide signs at exits 244 and 302 (I-95)
Cook's corner advance signs on US 1
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Pretty sure the National Park Service maintains the roads there, not WYDOT

Though if you were to find a way to get the signs to levitate above the roadway without posts, you'd minimize impact to the creatures on the ground  :sombrero:
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I-95 in Georgia:

"Next Rest Area 116 Miles," as a banner beneath the first Welcome Center sign.


Medford, New York;

*All route signs at NY 112 approaching both I-495 and Horse Block Road (Suffolk CR 16)
*All route signs along Suffolk CR 16 approaching NY 112, with signs for one of the left-turn lanes exclusively for making left-turns from CR 16 to NY 112 and then to westbound I-495.



jeffandnicole

All exit signs on 295 In NJ from Exit 10 on North.

All NJ Turnpike signs.

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New York:

All advances on 3+ lane sections of the Thruway
All advances on the Northway south of Adirondack Park. Don't you dare suggest overheading anything inside the Blue Line.
All advances on I-787, especially the Exit 7 ones that are usually blocked by trees
All advances pertaining to left exits or an exit with a dropped lane across the state
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All of the advance exit signs in Ruston, LA on I-20. The 3 exits are about a mile apart. Could use some overhead guidance signs over the one-way service roads where the exit 85 off ramps merge.

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Everything on I-95 between the Baltimore and Capital beltways in Maryland. There are a few grounded ones.
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The AC Expressway has 3 series of overheads. Two of them are for the two toll plazas and the third is for the Garden State Parkway exits (7N and 7S). There is also a series of "left lane ends" overhead signs westbound. I would think all the advanced exit signs should be on overheads at least on the portion that's 3 lanes in each direction.

Ace10

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Directional trailblazers for junctions where the sign is posted on the opposite side of the road from which one must turn on 3+ lane roads (3+ lanes in each direction), especially when there is heavy traffic. Either post a trailblazer on each side of the road, or one overhead. So many times I've been on a 3+ lane road and I don't know whether I need to make a left or a right to go a certain direction onto another highway until I'm butt up against the junction itself, and if I'm on the wrong side of the road, having to get all the way across just to make the proper turn can be a headache. It's worse in Oregon if every intersection is signalized and doesn't permit U-turns.

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Exits 8-10 on NJ 42. Nothing but LGSes on the side of the road and all three have overgrown brush surrounding them.

US 81

Any interstate with a high component of truck travel.

JMAN_WiS&S

Not sure if this thread is strictly related to BGS's, but here are my thoughts:

-School Crossing Ahead & Pedestrian Crossing Ahead & At Crossing Signs on roads with 2+ Lanes of travel in either direction
--With ^ Also goes putting both the advanced and at crossing sign on both sides of the road, for both direction of travel. My city is notorious for only putting the sign on one side of the street, and on a street with 8 foot curb sidewalks where the road signs are in the grass rather than in the sidewalk, one crossing sign is very easy to miss.
-School Zone Ahead/Begin School Zone signs on roads with 2+ Lanes of travel in either direction
-Bus Lane Signs/Carpool Lane Signs, since technically it is a lane control sign. Bike lanes would be excessive since even in my area Bike lane signs themselves are a rarity. Usually pavement markings are all that are shown.
-Center turn lane signs always
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D-Dey65

Quote from: roadfro on November 05, 2016, 02:43:18 AM
^ A lot of that is just overkill...
Check out the signs near school zones in Spring Hill, Florida, if you get a chance.

Brian556

Stop signs,(or flashing lights) when there is more than one lane in the same direction, but there can only be one sign (undivided streets)

School speed signs, same standard as above

Lane use signs (turn/straight only) when there are more than 3 lanes. The side mounted diagrams can be too much to decipher.

paulthemapguy

IMO, any intersection with more than one left turn movement, or more than one right turn movement, should have overhead lane designation signs (e.g., an intersection with a "slight left" leg and a separate "hard left" leg).  This includes situations where the supposed "straight" movement bends to the left or right at an intersection.
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Scott5114

I always thought that junction and reassurance signs in downtown areas should be overhead. Otherwise, there's a risk of losing the sign amongst the clutter of roadside parking/sidewalks/businesses. It would be particularly helpful in small towns where critical turns are located.
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Quote from: Scott5114 on January 03, 2017, 06:55:10 PM
I always thought that junction and reassurance signs in downtown areas should be overhead. Otherwise, there's a risk of losing the sign amongst the clutter of roadside parking/sidewalks/businesses. It would be particularly helpful in small towns where critical turns are located.
Indiana seemed to this pretty well. Florida goes in some instances

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paulthemapguy

Quote from: Scott5114 on January 03, 2017, 06:55:10 PM
I always thought that junction and reassurance signs in downtown areas should be overhead. Otherwise, there's a risk of losing the sign amongst the clutter of roadside parking/sidewalks/businesses. It would be particularly helpful in small towns where critical turns are located.

I like this idea a lot.  I find that this is done better in states that are more northeasterly.
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Scott5114

Quote from: paulthemapguy on January 04, 2017, 10:10:08 AM
Quote from: Scott5114 on January 03, 2017, 06:55:10 PM
I always thought that junction and reassurance signs in downtown areas should be overhead. Otherwise, there's a risk of losing the sign amongst the clutter of roadside parking/sidewalks/businesses. It would be particularly helpful in small towns where critical turns are located.

I like this idea a lot.  I find that this is done better in states that are more northeasterly.

And it's not like it's even that expensive. For just a few shields, you can use a stoplight mastarm.
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D-Dey65

#24
Here are some others;

Main Street in Queens before you get to the Van Wyck Expressway.

Westbound Hillside Avenue at Queens Boulevard.

Southeast-bound Queens Boulevard at Hillside Avenue.

Eastbound Hillside Avenue at Queens Boulevard.

Obviously the last three involve signs that tell motorists about the turns for NY 25.




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