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Regional Boards => Great Lakes and Ohio Valley => Topic started by: roadman on July 24, 2013, 02:54:57 PM

Title: Ohio overhead sign failures
Post by: roadman on July 24, 2013, 02:54:57 PM
http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/07/odot_confirms_sign_fell_on_another.html

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2013/06/fallen_sign_on_i-480_bounced_b.html

Shame on ODOT for continuing to use friction clips on overhead signs at all.  Many states, including Massachusetts, did away with the practice in the 1980s and require through-bolting instead.