Y'all may already know this story, but I'm reading it for the first time. It happened in 2001 right after I left LA and returned to live on the East Coast.
It's hilarious and rewarding to this guy that his changes were made permanent:
http://ankrom.org/freeway_signs.html
What's even more amusing is the effort that went into replicating a button-copy shield. I'd say just consult your local Caltrans District but not all of them are the most receptive to signage errors being called out.
Quote from: architect77 on November 19, 2017, 10:51:49 AM
Y'all may already know this story, but I'm reading it for the first time. It happened in 2001 right after I left LA and returned to live on the East Coast.
It's hilarious and rewarding to this guy that his changes were made permanent:
http://ankrom.org/freeway_signs.html
One of the things I've always liked about this story is that it took almost three months for Caltrans to notice the sign had been modified.
If you want a job done right, do it yourself.
I remember reading stories of Jake doing a number of these (which he termed "achieving an erection", in true Jake form), although, it being Jake, the standards books he followed were rarely newer than 1948. I don't know how many of them are still around.