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Title: Wisconsin Hospital sign policy?
Post by: Big John on April 21, 2024, 05:32:01 PM
On this exit ramp, there was a unisign directing both routes and a hospital wayfaring sign in the middle: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Lr13xrEfchiW3Zew7. Today I was passing by it and saw the hospital sign was removed from the middle of the assembly. Any policy change or other reason for this?
Title: Re: Wisconsin Hospital sign policy?
Post by: TheHighwayMan3561 on April 21, 2024, 05:54:17 PM
Quote from: Big John on April 21, 2024, 05:32:01 PMOn this exit ramp, there was a unisign directing both routes and a hospital wayfaring sign in the middle: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Lr13xrEfchiW3Zew7. Today I was passing by it and saw the hospital sign was removed from the middle of the assembly. Any policy change or other reason for this?

Are they preparing for major construction that could temporarily alter the route one needs to take to the hospital?

Other possibilties: is it a hospital with the emergency capabilities to treat serious/life-threatening situations? If not maybe they don't want people going there who need more serious urgent care?
Title: Re: Wisconsin Hospital sign policy?
Post by: Big John on April 21, 2024, 07:11:40 PM
^^ It leads to a couple full-service hospitals that have full emergency services. I was checking the area and a new emergency-only medical center just opened on the following exit. It should not affect the other hospitals, but I now think the sign was taken down for this purpose.
Title: Re: Wisconsin Hospital sign policy?
Post by: SectorZ on April 21, 2024, 07:37:27 PM
People confusing it for some new funky county route?
Title: Re: Wisconsin Hospital sign policy?
Post by: mgk920 on April 21, 2024, 08:07:38 PM
Quote from: SectorZ on April 21, 2024, 07:37:27 PMPeople confusing it for some new funky county route?

No , it is  likely due to some changed local conditions, as mentioned above.  The crossroads there are major streets in the Green Bay area.  There is never any confusion between route markers and anything else in Wisconsin.

Mike
Title: Re: Wisconsin Hospital sign policy?
Post by: SEWIGuy on October 24, 2024, 02:00:40 PM
If you go back and look at previous dates, the hospital sign wasn't there. My guess is that it had something to do with the WI-172 repaving project from 2023.
Title: Re: Wisconsin Hospital sign policy?
Post by: mgk920 on October 24, 2024, 02:53:34 PM
Quote from: SEWIGuy on October 24, 2024, 02:00:40 PMIf you go back and look at previous dates, the hospital sign wasn't there. My guess is that it had something to do with the WI-172 repaving project from 2023.
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10-15  blocks or so to the left on the street in the distance is a major hospital.  It is where injured players are usually sent during Packer home games.

Mike
Title: Re: Wisconsin Hospital sign policy?
Post by: SEWIGuy on October 24, 2024, 02:59:41 PM
Yes, I know. I used to live not far from there.  If you back up, there is a "H" sign before the exit. I wonder if that got covered up at times during the project and the placed a temp one there.
Title: Re: Wisconsin Hospital sign policy?
Post by: chrismarion100 on October 29, 2024, 09:49:07 PM
There is another instance of the "H" being in the center. I belive this was removed or at least covered up as the hospital (HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital) closed back in March.

https://www.google.com/maps/@44.9196051,-91.3635666,3a,17.1y,292.63h,92.88t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s7MN5FSekl4SjP30mL_DKPw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-2.877435458568982%26panoid%3D7MN5FSekl4SjP30mL_DKPw%26yaw%3D292.63275056407844!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205410&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAyNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D (https://www.google.com/maps/@44.9196051,-91.3635666,3a,17.1y,292.63h,92.88t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1s7MN5FSekl4SjP30mL_DKPw!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D-2.877435458568982%26panoid%3D7MN5FSekl4SjP30mL_DKPw%26yaw%3D292.63275056407844!7i16384!8i8192?coh=205410&entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAyNy4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D)