ATLANTA, Oct. 14 (UPI) -- Georgia will stop posting signs along highway construction projects funded by economic stimulus funds, because the signs cost too much money, officials said.
The signs were first considered a nice indication that stimulus funds were putting Georgians to work but they became a target for ridicule and criticism once it was determined that they cost $1,200 apiece, The New York Times reported Tuesday.
"The more we reflected on it, the more we realized they (critics) were absolutely right: it's not the best use of the money," David Spear, spokesman for the Georgia Department of Transportation, told the newspaper.
Six states have decided to forgo the signs, despite the encouragement of the Federal Highway Administration, the Times said.
New York dropped the sign idea this summer when some contractors quoted prices above $4,000 for some of the larger signs.
