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[BlueOutback7]

New BGS signs have started to be installed on I-95 northbound between Reading and Peabody as of tonight starting at Exit 58 and moving up to Exit 61.

[bob7374]

New BGS signs have started to be installed on I-95 northbound between Reading and Peabody as of tonight starting at Exit 58 and moving up to Exit 61.

Got a chance to check out the new signs on I-95/MA 128 North earlier today, here's the last one at the Salem Street exit:


The other new sign photos are at: https://malmeroads.net/mass21c/i95photos.html

[bob7374]

As was posted under the Massachusetts topic, the contractors finally got around to placing the last of the new US 1 exit signs in Attleboro in early December which also includes on the same gantry the 1/2 mile advance sign for the first RI exit, Roosevelt Avenue. The new sign though went up with the old exit number however, which you would think that, since the same contractor was responsible for both the MA and RI projects, they would have spotted the error before the sign went up:

[DrSmith]

I think you're assuming more communication and knowledge between projects than actually occurs.

Also, if there isn't a change order from Mass for the new exit number, the contractor cannot just change it.
They agreed to fabricate the signs as drawn. It may seem trivial; however, not delivering to specification can result in re-work on decreased payment.

[The Ghostbuster]

Is there any chance the situation could be rectified, such as placing a 43 on top of the 30 sign? I doubt the exit tab will be removed until the sign is replaced in the future.

[Ted$8roadFan]

Adding a 43 on top of the 30 would make the most sense. But absent that, since (I’m guessing) Rhode Island provides the “Old Exit 30” tab as part of the new signage, MassDOT might not be compelled to do anything for the moment.

[PurdueBill]

Is there any chance the situation could be rectified, such as placing a 43 on top of the 30 sign? I doubt the exit tab will be removed until the sign is replaced in the future.

A similar patch, but of the whole tab, was done on I-395 when Connecticut renumbered exits, leaving the Mass sign for the exit with the old number.  https://goo.gl/maps/pa3zKyaBvTDXLUVN8
No reason they couldn't patch just like they did on existing Mass signs in Mass, but they do need to do it through whatever channels are required. 
The timing was just right for it to be planned, fabricated, and installed as RI was changing numbers--any other timing and it wouldn't have been quite as interesting.

[Ted$8roadFan]

Went to RI this weekend on I-95. The sign for the first RI Exit 43/Old Exit 30 in Massachusetts is still signed for the latter, but the sign for the next one just before the state line (Exit 42/Old Exit 29) does reflect the new number.

[bob7374]

I've added new photos documenting sign replacement between Reading and Lynnfield on my I-95 in Mass. Gallery including this 2 sign cantilever for the US 1/MA 129 exits northbound:


The rest at: https://malmeroads.net/mass21c/i95photos.html

[bob7374]

Took a trip over the weekend to check out any new signage on I-95/MA 128 between Reading and Lynnfield since my last trip in March. All of the signage for the US 1/MA 129 exits as well as the 1 mile advance for the MA 128 exit are up:


The 2 Miles advance NB for 128 and 4 other signs SB still need to be installed. All the photos are at:
https://malmeroads.net/mass21c/i95photos.html

[The Ghostbuster]

Did they ever fix the former Exit 30/present Exit 43 sign mentioned at the beginning of the year?

[BlueOutback7]

Did they ever fix the former Exit 30/present Exit 43 sign mentioned at the beginning of the year?

I went through the area earlier this month and it still hasn’t been corrected.

[SidS1045]

Yes, Virginia (er, MassDOT), quality control is a thing.