I’m not sure where all of these Porkulus signs are going to appear, since most of Porkulus is being used to close New York’s budget gap. But somehow New York State is finding a way to spend nearly a million bucks on road signs advertising when work is funded by Porkulus. They’re patting themselves on the back because they’ve found some savings.
The big green economic recovery road signs just got cheaper in New York.
The state Department of Transportation revised its engineering instructions on Friday to allow less-reflective materials, plywood and shorter posts on the signs that will advertise tax dollars at work on road and bridge projects.
Officials also decided not to use signs on projects expected to take less than three months.
The suggestions came from people in the sign industry who thought New York was about to spend too much money on a temporary sign. The DOT’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Manager Dan D’Angelo estimates the state will spend about $900,000 on signs.
Oh, fancy that! It wasn’t state lawmakers who found the savings, it was a sign company! How silly of me to believe anyone in Albany would have dreamed up a way to save a few bucks.
When you’re stuck in traffic in New York make sure you think of all the wasted money every time you see one of those Porkulus signs. I know I will.
