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TxDOT-Tyler District Podcast

"The Encroachment Zone" – Week of January 28, 2008

Posted: January 25th, 2008, 9:59pm PST

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It's a constant battle we fight here at TxDOT. It's time-consuming and can be dangerous, and it has nothing to do with maintaining our pavement. Give up? You might call them yard sale signs. The law refers to them as encroachments, and it's our responsibility to remove them promptly. Encroachments can be anything that's not authorized to be placed on the highway right of way, or the shoulder and the area beyond the shoulder of an FM road, State highway, US highway or the interstate. Most common of these are yard sale signs. But in an election year, there's another kind: Campaign signs. Lots of campaign signs. And as Tyler District Maintenance Superintendent Mike Reagan explains, a little name recognition can be enormously expensive for everyone.

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