CA 99 Palm and Pine in Madera will be removed next year

[Kniwt]

The Fresno Bee reports:
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article289278360.html

... But the trees will be removed during the fall of 2025 because of the construction project set to widen Highway 99 between Avenues 7 and 12 from four to six total lanes. The project includes placing a concrete center divider in the highway.

... Larry Johnson, a spokesperson with the Caltrans District 6 office, told The Bee that the palm and the pine will be replaced with a new marker of the divide between California's north and south — one that sticks out a little more at drivers on Highway 99.

[Max Rockatansky]

And replaced by 30 trees in addition to an actual monument...

[RZF]

Now how else are we going to distinctly separate Northern from Southern California?

[SeriesE]

Now how else are we going to distinctly separate Northern from Southern California?

A sign that says END "the 99"/BEGIN "99" (reverse for the other direction)