Trees/shrubs covering up signs

[txstateends]

I'm starting to see more and more examples of trees or shrubs covering up (or at least partially blocking) signs.  I'm not sure how much of this is growth after a sign is placed, and how much might be sign placement after a plant is in the vicinity.  I'm not really bothered by this myself, but how often would obstructed signage be a problem for others unfamiliar with an area?  Either DOT reps don't care, DOT employees don't check things like this regularly, or something.

TX 360, south of DFW Airport
https://goo.gl/maps/rT7TeB8XA612

Commerce/Harwood, downtown Dallas
https://goo.gl/maps/K9B5Qf3XMET2

Preston Rd. (TX 289) north of Belt Line, north Dallas
https://goo.gl/maps/hNz2GWSBCL82

Inwood/Walnut Hill, north Dallas
(the GSV is of the almost-gone round green Dallas North Tollway sign version, but the current blue-white rectangular version is exactly in the same spot and arrangement)
https://goo.gl/maps/WZ1iGEMsmpp

[jeffandnicole]

In places like the northeast where trees and weeds grow like, well, weeds, this is a very common problem.

[txstateends]

I meant to add that the Trinity-FAA BGS on TX 360 has since gotten to at least halfway covered up, if not more.

[JJBers]

Easy, here's US 6:

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[Brian556]

When trees touch signs, the wind rubs them against the sign, causing damage

[Brian556]

Here's some obstructing a railroad crossing signal near my house:

https://www.google.com/maps/@33.0715045,-97.0498073,3a,15y,89.87h,90.93t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s2On6VC4XVXqga-k8y169yQ!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

[NE2]

[JJBers]

Well, we got one without the H.

[amroad17]

^ I believe this is a sign NE2 wants covered up by a tree or shrub! 

Anyway, there are two mileage signs along I-74 EB northwest of Cincinnati that are obstructed by trees at this posting.  Branches and shrubbery are covering up a  Cincinnati  11  sign and a  Cincinnati   8  sign.

[NE2]

There's a shrub at the bottom.

[Eth]

It's a common problem in Georgia, too.

[MNHighwayMan]

I came across this in Des Moines, August 2014:



I reported it to the city, where after a couple of weeks they cut it down. That wasn't enough, because the sucker has since grown back. The city takes a far more proactive approach whenever I report obscured stop signs to them, though.

[davewiecking]

There's a shrub at the bottom.

Good one! Took me a few seconds...

[7/8]

This one is on I-94 west of Ann Arbor, MI

[PHLBOS]

Not the best representation nor GSV; but this BGS gantry has since (GSV is from Nov. 2016) been overtaken by the adjacent shrubbery to a point where the growth now almost covers most of the I-476 North BGS and is starting to creep up upon its I-476 companion BGS.

[JJBers]

This counts

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[oscar]

I don't have examples, but often I find tree branches covering part of a sign I want to photograph. Sometimes I've been able to push the offending foliage away from or behind the sign, so I could get my shot. The hiking stick I often have with me on the road comes in handy for that, though not much help with even a ground-mounted BGS.

[jbnv]

Partially-Obstructed FL 281 Exit Sign by Jay Bienvenu, on Flickr

[SectorZ]

This counts

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What does it look like from the actual road the sign is on?

[hbelkins]

Just got home from a trip that took me to Ohio, West Virginia and Virginia. Saw more examples of this than I can recall offhand.

[wanderer2575]

This one is on I-94 west of Ann Arbor, MI

What's really stupid about this one is that it replaced an unobstructed bridge-mounted sign:

[csw]

You should rename this thread "I-70 between Terre Haute and Indianapolis"

[amroad17]

Many states' DOTs are getting rid of the bridge-mounted signs and erecting ground-mounted signs near those bridges.  Unfortunately, they do not clear the overhanging branches or trees that may be in the way.  I mean, you can see the above Exit 153 sign in late fall through early spring with no issue, however, once the leaves come back...

DOTs need to pay attention to this.

[mrsman]

Well, we got one without the H.

We can pretty much guarantee that we won't see a similar sign in NY for our current president.

[wanderer2575]

Many states' DOTs are getting rid of the bridge-mounted signs and erecting ground-mounted signs near those bridges. 

Michigan isn't one of them -- plenty of new signs are still being mounted to bridges -- which is what makes the above example so exasperating.