They saw the sign: Permanent fix for wrong I-70 symbol coming soon

Taxpayers won’t have to foot the bill for a contractor’s mistake that resulted in a traffic sign showing Interstate 70 as a highway instead of an interstate.

The incorrectly marked sign was spotted last week on northbound Interstate 35 near the Southwest Boulevard exit. It showed I-70 on the black-and-white logo reserved for U.S. highways instead of the red, white and blue symbol used for the interstate system.

The Missouri Department of Transportation’s traffic department said it was a contractor’s error.

“The correction will not cost MoDOT anything,” spokesman Markl Johnson said.

A temporary sign reflecting the fix went up this week and the permanent sign will be installed next week.

Katie Moore

The Kansas City Star

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Katie Moore was an enterprise and accountability reporter for The Star. She covered justice issues, including policing, prison conditions and the death penalty. She is a University of Kansas graduate and began her career as a reporter in 2015 in her hometown of Topeka, Kansas.