Fixed a freeway sign.
January 1, 2009 11:48 AM Subscribe
Read a story in the LA times a decade ago, can't remember the details: a man fixed a misleading freeway sign by himself.
It was a Los Angeles-area freeway-- maybe the 5 or the 405? There was a sign that gave motorists the wrong instructions for getting onto another freeway, or something like that. This man painstakingly researched the style of signs, found really obscure materials, and drove a van to the sign and climbed up to fix it. Google is failing me-- anyone remember the details or have a link to the article?
It was a Los Angeles-area freeway-- maybe the 5 or the 405? There was a sign that gave motorists the wrong instructions for getting onto another freeway, or something like that. This man painstakingly researched the style of signs, found really obscure materials, and drove a van to the sign and climbed up to fix it. Google is failing me-- anyone remember the details or have a link to the article?
Best answer: I think you are looking for Richard Ankrom's work. Here is his web site with tons of documentation and photographs.
posted by kathryn at 11:57 AM on January 1, 2009 [3 favorites]
posted by kathryn at 11:57 AM on January 1, 2009 [3 favorites]
just for kicks, here's a link to the ground below the sign.
posted by notsnot at 12:15 PM on January 1, 2009
posted by notsnot at 12:15 PM on January 1, 2009
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posted by olddogeyes at 11:54 AM on January 1, 2009