{"id":17558,"date":"2009-10-07T12:06:50","date_gmt":"2009-10-07T19:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spiken.wpengine.com\/news\/wsdot-reminds-candidates-to-keep-right-of-way-clear-for-traffic-signs\/"},"modified":"2016-10-22T08:40:30","modified_gmt":"2016-10-22T15:40:30","slug":"wsdot-reminds-candidates-to-keep-right-of-way-clear-for-traffic-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/news\/wsdot-reminds-candidates-to-keep-right-of-way-clear-for-traffic-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"WSDOT reminds candidates to keep right-of-way clear for traffic signs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Washington State Department of Transportation reminds candidates and supporters to watch where they post political campaign signs: only traffic control signs are allowed in the right-of-way.<\/p>\n

WSDOT can help determine the right-of-way boundary. Maintenance crews will remove all illegal roadside signs.<\/p>\n

Under the Washington Administrative Code (http:\/\/apps.leg.wa.gov\/wac\/) 468-66, temporary political signs are allowed on private property as “on-premise” signs; and no fee or permit is required.<\/p>\n

To legally post campaign signs visible from state highways, the property owner must give consent, and the signs must comply with all provisions of WAC 468-66, as well as any local agency sign ordinances. The signs must also meet the following requirements:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Temporary political campaign signs are limited to a maximum size of 32 square feet in area.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Temporary political campaign signs must be removed within 10 days following the election.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not always easy to know if a given location is within the boundaries of a state highway right-of-way, but there are clues in many locations:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Utility poles are typically located inside the right-of-way. If a sign location is being considered between a utility pole and the roadway shoulder, it\u2019s likely the sign will be removed.<\/p>\n

\u2022 Many locations also have a fence line separating the right-of-way from private property. If a sign location is being considered on the roadway side of a right-of-way fence, it\u2019s probable that the sign is in violation and will be removed.<\/p>\n

The best way to determine where a state highway right-of-way boundary lies is to check with WSDOT Outdoor Advertising Specialist Pat O\u2019Leary. He can be reached at: OLearyP@wsdot.wa.gov or by calling (360) 705-7296. You will need to provide the state route number (I-5, SR 28, US 2, US 97, etc.) and the name of the nearest intersection (or approximate milepost).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Washington State Department of Transportation reminds candidates and supporters to watch where they post political campaign signs: only traffic control signs are allowed in the right-of-way.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":106,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"class_list":["post-17558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17558"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/106"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17558"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17558\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17558"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17558"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17558"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kentreporter.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=17558"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}