Originally printed in the Staten Island Advance
July 01, 2009
By Maura Yates

Federal stimulus funding will go toward sprucing up old highway signs across the five boroughs, Gov. David Paterson announced yesterday.

Approximately 150 overhead and 11 ground-mounted sign panels will be replaced citywide, as part of $3.1 million set aside in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The new signs will replace deteriorated ones that have lost their reflectivity or don't meet federal standards.

On Staten Island, the new signs will go up on the Martin Luther King Expressway, Staten Island Expressway and the West Shore Expressway.

"Yet another win for Staten Island and Brooklyn," was the verdict of Rep. Michael E. McMahon (D-Staten Island/Brooklyn). "This is just one more step in the direction of repairing our roadways and easing the commute of all New Yorkers.