Traffic signs have to communicate crucial information quickly and simply, to anyone who might be on the road. They use letters and numbers to lay out information in plain language but they also use ...

US Route 20 starts in Boston, Massachusetts, and ends in Newport, Oregon. It's America's longest highway, measuring approximately 3,365 miles. However, nobody needs to drive for almost four days to ...

State-level departments of transportation love putting funny or topical messages on digital traffic signs, but new rules at the federal level might bring the fun and games to an end. To be clear, this ...

If you've spent some time on highways and rural backroads, you may have noticed something strange – some road signs are peppered with holes. It could be any marker, from a simple red "Stop" to a ...

SAN ANTONIO — They are at the heart of our roadway system, but what does it take to make a traffic sign? We stepped inside the City of San Antonio Sign Shop to meet the people behind those lifesaving ...

KNOX COUNTY, Tenn. — Traffic signs help guide drivers safely through intersections, neighborhoods and construction zones. But few people stop to consider where those signs come from — or who’s behind ...