Originally posted on Raleigh Public Record. By Bryan LeClaire – Mar 10th, 2011
Highways and interstates in Raleigh could look very different if a bill in the state Senate becomes law.
S.B. 183 would nullify ordinances in Raleigh and other communities that ban billboards on thoroughfares and local sections of interstate highways.
Under the bill, automatic changeable facing signs – billboards with panels or slats that move to allow a new advertisement to display – would be legal on “any interstate or primary highway system route” within the state, even if such structures are already illegal in local jurisdictions. The bill would also give billboard owners greater leeway in removing vegetation so their structures could be seen more easily.
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