Signs on State-Maintained Roads in Your State That Need Repairs

[Scott5114]

So you saw it off from the post...then what? A two-digit gore point sign is normally something like six feet by five feet. You'd need a particularly large pickup truck bed to fit that. And it's going to be heavy enough you probably need at least two people to move the thing. And you need to get it in there without someone calling your tag number in to the cops.

[Amaury]

Yeah, that's why I said I'm not 100% sure on the Exit 69 eastbound gore point sign. (The aforementioned mileposts, I'm confident.) I will go back to that exit and look sometime soon. I only saw it from the westbound side and just noticed two posts standing, but no sign. It's possible it's either on the ground and I just didn't see it (since it's on the eastbound side, and I was "far away" on the westbound side) or it's already been picked up by DOT for repairs at a future date.

[Amaury]

Looks like vandalism may have been the cause. There's evidence of cutting at the top, as the stiffener ribs are gone: https://i.imgur.com/GuAlCRh.jpg

Before: https://maps.app.goo.gl/Ng5sJ3ZsPEwV5SyHA

[Amaury]

On Interstate 82 eastbound, just past milepost 17 at the North Umtanum Ridge summit, the "5% Grade 2 Miles" sign fell off the post.

https://i.imgur.com/Sbt5JjX.png

Before it fell off: https://maps.app.goo.gl/feYQ6qkcV7FP9UMm9

And repaired already!

[Amaury]

On Interstate 82 eastbound at milepost 7, the "View Point Next Right" sign needs repairs. Looks like somebody crashed into the leftmost post:

https://i.imgur.com/MmmRXYG.jpg

Before it was crashed into: https://maps.app.goo.gl/abfT2h8eZzzvhGwE8

In progress of being repaired. A new post has been installed for the damaged post and the signs have been taken by DOT for reinstallation at a future date. I suppose they could have reinstalled the mile marker right then and there, but I guess it's better to just do it all at once.

[Amaury]

On Interstate 82 eastbound at milepost 7, the "View Point Next Right" sign needs repairs. Looks like somebody crashed into the leftmost post:

https://i.imgur.com/MmmRXYG.jpg

Before it was crashed into: https://maps.app.goo.gl/abfT2h8eZzzvhGwE8

Repaired!

And once again, the fourth chevron sign on the I-90 Exit 109 eastbound off-ramp is down for the third time! When it was repaired last time, they even put yellow striping on it! This is ridiculous! Three times between now and October 2023!

https://i.imgur.com/MDO2rN6.jpeg

[Rothman]

Not on a state-maintained road, but did my duty and reported this dangerous situation to the City of Syracuse and got it fixed:

[Amaury]

Forgive my ignorance, but what's the dangerous part? A stop sign I could understand, obviously, but a crooked street blade? Or is there something else there I'm missing?

Glad it's repaired, though!

[Rothman]

Forgive my ignorance, but what's the dangerous part? A stop sign I could understand, obviously, but a crooked street blade? Or is there something else there I'm missing?

Glad it's repaired, though!

The ped signal should give a big hint...

[Amaury]

And once again, the fourth chevron sign on the I-90 Exit 109 eastbound off-ramp is down for the third time! When it was repaired last time, they even put yellow striping on it! This is ridiculous! Three times between now and October 2023!

https://i.imgur.com/MDO2rN6.jpeg

And repaired! That was fast! I didn't know DOT worked on weekends.

[Amaury]

People need to stop crashing into signs. It's rude.

Interstate 82 westbound at its western terminus, where the road becomes an on-ramp to Interstate 90:





Before it was crashed into: https://maps.app.goo.gl/QNkJ3LcVKoBomXcA7

[AABattery]

People need to stop crashing into signs. It's rude.

People around where I'm at also need to stop shooting at them, because that's also not very nice!

Ain't got any pics but I know along some spots near me some of the signs have bullet holes in them, like some along VA-700 going up to Mountain Lake

[Amaury]

We have some of those, too. I've noticed them more on forest roads like here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/n2CSWbaqqAJGuF5b6

[Amaury]

This is from the map link I posted above from a drive:

[Amaury]

No evidence of a crash, given the bottom half of the signposts are still standing, so it seems to me that, for whatever reason, the bolts in the middle area at one of the breakaway points failed or something.

Interstate 90 eastbound in Adams County at Exit 231:

https://i.imgur.com/HbSEhyl.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/W4euAYD.jpeg

It was already fallen over on the ground the last time, before yesterday, that I drove through the area on February 19. Last time it was still intact that I personally saw was when I drove through the area on December 5, so it happened sometime between those two dates.

Google Maps' latest capture from August 2023 before it fell over: https://maps.app.goo.gl/GBiRyNq1HNfWSm97A

[Amaury]

35) and 36) On Interstate 90 westbound, before Exit 137, the "Severe Side Wind Ahead" for two miles sign is laying on the ground and needs to be repaired: https://maps.app.goo.gl/SxdLQ77QERVftf9Z9

When it was still standing: https://maps.app.goo.gl/MCDZxxttioJF8ruE9

Additionally, just a bit farther up, the overhead sign for Exit 137 needs to be repaired: https://maps.app.goo.gl/FGVfeEZscaM2Xhfz5

When it wasn't missing pieces: https://goo.gl/maps/NopPLQiEnMqrKFmH9

I already mentioned the gantry sign was repaired a while ago. The Severe Side Wind Ahead sign is also repaired now.

[Amaury]

On US Route 12 westbound, past milepost 336, this sign needs repairs: https://i.imgur.com/3ri3z9u.jpeg

[Amaury]

On Interstate 5 northbound, just past milepost 61, this sign is heavily leaning backward:

https://i.imgur.com/jCgeGvG.jpeg

You can see it more pronounced here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9LjXxrhujKKnJxPK7

When it was still upright: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ehzxWYCheU9ek3cs8

On Interstate 5 northbound, at Exit 142A, the exit gore point sign was crashed into:

https://i.imgur.com/syavil7.png

When it was still standing: https://maps.app.goo.gl/LPUomkwkRArVigAP7

On Interstate 90 westbound at Exit 32, this services signpost fell off its pedestal:

https://i.imgur.com/WAiJtV3.jpeg

When it was still standing: https://maps.app.goo.gl/4FHAv3h6F2kFsDRaA

I am heading eastbound here, but the downed sign is on westbound Interstate 90, just past milepost 34:



It's this sign: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WvsHCzP9JUmzMSit8

Ironically, milepost 34 on the westbound side needs to be repaired as well, as it currently not there.

On Interstate 90 eastbound, before milepost 36, the screws on this sign gave out and the sign fell off its post:



When it was still on the post: https://maps.app.goo.gl/GkkV3oyRt7nZsSgg8

On US Route 2 westbound, at milepost 116, the milepost itself needs repairs. It was way down toward the ditch, but it should be seen now and hopefully repaired soon:



When it was still standing: https://maps.app.goo.gl/sKeyK97D1EeU38Qe9

On US Route 2 westbound, before milepost 115 and before the intersection with Main Street/Easy Street in Monitor, this sign was crashed into:

https://i.imgur.com/km6zwvG.jpeg

This happened on March 29 because of an idiot who wasn't paying attention: https://www.yoursourceone.com/columbia_basin/teen-suffers-serious-injuries-after-being-run-over-while-fixing-flat-tire-near-wenatchee/article_bcc88f42-f298-11ee-bc6a-ab300fa023da.html

Before it was crashed into: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bjotJ5imFoWUW9MPA

On US Route 97 southbound, before milepost 177, this sign is heavily leaning:

https://i.imgur.com/s22XMo5.jpeg

When it was still upright: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ka1nTcDFbGVsB5RVA

On US Route 97, at milepost 176, the milepost itself needs repairs:

https://i.imgur.com/dEZXA1w.jpeg

When it was still standing: https://maps.app.goo.gl/anuz4p7Wpnn4iZvh9

On US Route 97 southbound, after milepost 166, the chevron sign on one side of this signpost broke off:

https://i.imgur.com/IOYwq0z.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/j2vwUCW.jpeg

Before it broke: https://maps.app.goo.gl/DUeqzfbs5SnmyaLG9

[Amaury]

Here's a photo of the one mentioned in my quote:

https://i.imgur.com/ejoUN4i.jpg

Both of these are fixed.

This sign is requiring repairs again, except this time it's the whole post. It fell off of its pedestal:

https://i.imgur.com/ZoIHCzx.jpeg

Interstate 90 eastbound Exit 136 gore point sign.

[Amaury]

On Interstate 5 northbound, at Exit 142A, the exit gore point sign was crashed into:

https://i.imgur.com/syavil7.png

When it was still standing: https://maps.app.goo.gl/LPUomkwkRArVigAP7

On Interstate 90 westbound at Exit 32, this services signpost fell off its pedestal:

https://i.imgur.com/WAiJtV3.jpeg

When it was still standing: https://maps.app.goo.gl/4FHAv3h6F2kFsDRaA

Both of these are repaired.

[Amaury]

No evidence of a crash, given the bottom half of the signposts are still standing, so it seems to me that, for whatever reason, the bolts in the middle area at one of the breakaway points failed or something.

Interstate 90 eastbound in Adams County at Exit 231:

https://i.imgur.com/HbSEhyl.jpeg

https://i.imgur.com/W4euAYD.jpeg

It was already fallen over on the ground the last time, before yesterday, that I drove through the area on February 19. Last time it was still intact that I personally saw was when I drove through the area on December 5, so it happened sometime between those two dates.

Google Maps' latest capture from August 2023 before it fell over: https://maps.app.goo.gl/GBiRyNq1HNfWSm97A

Now repaired.

[Amaury]

1) On US Route 97 southbound, at the junction with US Route 2 in Chelan County, the top-left panel on the sign on the left is missing here: https://goo.gl/maps/mHC9KB5ALfpGKjc26

Repaired!

[Amaury]

On US Route 2 westbound, before milepost 115 and before the intersection with Main Street/Easy Street in Monitor, this sign was crashed into:

https://i.imgur.com/km6zwvG.jpeg

This happened on March 29 because of an idiot who wasn't paying attention: https://www.yoursourceone.com/columbia_basin/teen-suffers-serious-injuries-after-being-run-over-while-fixing-flat-tire-near-wenatchee/article_bcc88f42-f298-11ee-bc6a-ab300fa023da.html

Before it was crashed into: https://maps.app.goo.gl/bjotJ5imFoWUW9MPA

On US Route 97 southbound, before milepost 177, this sign is heavily leaning:

https://i.imgur.com/s22XMo5.jpeg

When it was still upright: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ka1nTcDFbGVsB5RVA

On US Route 97, at milepost 176, the milepost itself needs repairs:

https://i.imgur.com/dEZXA1w.jpeg

When it was still standing: https://maps.app.goo.gl/anuz4p7Wpnn4iZvh9

All repaired!

[Amaury]

On the Interstate 90 westbound Exit 109 off-ramp here in Ellensburg, this sign has given out from wood rot:





When it was still standing: https://maps.app.goo.gl/3h5p6aE9DFWFWDvE8

[Amaury]

On Interstate 5 northbound, just past milepost 61, this sign is heavily leaning backward:

https://i.imgur.com/jCgeGvG.jpeg

You can see it more pronounced here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/9LjXxrhujKKnJxPK7

When it was still upright: https://maps.app.goo.gl/ehzxWYCheU9ek3cs8

Repaired!