If you spend anytime on the state roads here in the Hudson Valley, you have probably seen some of the “New York State Experience” signs.

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According to WTEN, the Federal Highway Administration have announced that the signs violate federal and state law and that they have been warning Governor Andrew Cuomo about the signs for three years.

A spokesperson from the Federal Highway Administration told WTEN that the signs do not follow the national guidelines,

some of the signs have non-conforming symbols while others violate sign lettering and other standards…Our position is that simple signs that are easy to read make for safer journeys.

The New York State Department of Transportation did release a statement defending the signs. They said,

These signs, which follow standard specifications, promote tourism, and we believe are in full compliance with federal law.

If you haven't come across one of these signs, the New York State Department of Transportation started to put them up a few years back and there is way to much information on them as far as I'm concerned. Some of them are like reading a short story, well maybe not that bad but still a distraction.

Most of the signs are clustered in groups about 4 or 5 feet away from each other and have all kinds of info on them including an ad for the I Love NY app and website.

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