thetragichippy Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 They are located on 73/87 coming from Bridge City and Hwy 69 coming from Mid-County. That is the only two I have seen, are there more? Thoughts? Price tag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvc184 Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 Lipstick on a pig? It is a ludicrous spending of public money as window dressing that will be taken out soon by a drunk driver. outanup and 5GallonBucket 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetragichippy Posted February 21 Author Report Share Posted February 21 49 minutes ago, tvc184 said: It is a ludicrous spending of public money as window dressing that will be taken out soon by a drunk driver. Don't hold back......lol tvc184 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmashMouth Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 On 2/21/2024 at 11:17 AM, thetragichippy said: They are located on 73/87 coming from Bridge City and Hwy 69 coming from Mid-County. That is the only two I have seen, are there more? Thoughts? Price tag? Haven't seen them. Are they simply billboards promoting Port Arthur? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetragichippy Posted February 23 Author Report Share Posted February 23 6 hours ago, SmashMouth said: Haven't seen them. Are they simply billboards promoting Port Arthur? They are metal (I think) lighted tower looking signs.....maybe 10' tall Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmashMouth Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 1 hour ago, thetragichippy said: They are metal (I think) lighted tower looking signs.....maybe 10' tall I’ll have to look in the morning. Gonna try a little redfishing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvc184 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 3 hours ago, thetragichippy said: They are metal (I think) lighted tower looking signs.....maybe 10' tall With Port Arthur being sideways…. thetragichippy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOSdrummer99 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Another on 73 coming in from Winnie by the levee. Too small to be cool. But definitely noticed them on my trip. Bet they spent way too much for them. What about the "side walk" in the median of 73 between PA and Winnie? Looks like another waste. I mean it can really be a side walk. Txdot must have some reason for it. Maybe a divider net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOSdrummer99 Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 Signs looks like this. But the tower is erect Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmashMouth Posted February 24 Report Share Posted February 24 7 minutes ago, WOSdrummer99 said: Signs looks like this. But the tower is erect You said erect. thetragichippy, bullets13 and WOSdrummer99 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thetragichippy Posted February 26 Author Report Share Posted February 26 On 2/24/2024 at 10:21 AM, WOSdrummer99 said: What about the "side walk" in the median of 73 between PA and Winnie? Looks like another waste. I mean it can really be a side walk. Txdot must have some reason for it. Maybe a divider net. I have not noticed this.....maybe a base for a wall or fence? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullets13 Posted March 1 Report Share Posted March 1 The first time i passed one I got the impression it was leaning a little bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOSdrummer99 Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 At night it's lit up from within the tower but not clearly recognizable as saying Port Arthur. Seems like a big waste of solor power when they could have used reflective paint. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baddog Posted March 2 Report Share Posted March 2 My wife says they are hideous. I’ll see one tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvc184 Posted March 3 Report Share Posted March 3 16 hours ago, WOSdrummer99 said: At night it's lit up from within the tower but not clearly recognizable as saying Port Arthur. Seems like a big waste of solor power when they could have used reflective paint. I saw them a couple of times before I realized that that was the signs that people were talking about. 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baddog Posted March 4 Report Share Posted March 4 Saw the one at 365 exit. Not impressed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvc184 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 4 hours ago, baddog said: Saw the one at 365 exit. Not impressed. The sign might not be impressive but I bet it sure makes you want to come to Port Arthur now, right? Like: Geez, what have I been missing!!? baddog, SmashMouth and thetragichippy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bullets13 Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 They’re hollow kind of, but lit up on both sides. Makes it hard to read Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvc184 Posted March 10 Report Share Posted March 10 1 hour ago, bullets13 said: They’re hollow kind of, but lit up on both sides. Makes it hard to read WRONG!! They are of an excellent design, I am sure paid for at a high engineering and consulting cost. These signs scream of success!! Seriously, if you are going to waste money on such an endeavor, that is the best they could come up with? On the order hand, maybe one of the big oil companies donated the money and it really has no bearing on the taxpayers. On the other hand is it any different than the money wasted on the Welkom To Nederland sign? bullets13 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wo-s#1 Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 There’s one on the corner of Proctor and Memorial also,it doesn’t look as bad as the one I seen on 73& Gulfway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reagan Posted March 19 Report Share Posted March 19 I've seen these signs. But to me, the Port ought to be on the top and work down not the bottom and work up. It looks silly the way it is! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMTSoulja1 Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 Personally, I like the new look, however, I do believe there are more pressing things that should've been addressed beforehand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tvc184 Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 1 hour ago, BMTSoulja1 said: Personally, I like the new look, however, I do believe there are more pressing things that should've been addressed beforehand. Like the signs should be about #1,437th on the list of things to do and they are on #7? BMTSoulja1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Buddy Garrity Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 2 hours ago, BMTSoulja1 said: Personally, I like the new look, however, I do believe there are more pressing things that should've been addressed beforehand. The design doesn't look right, but I absolutely have no problem with new signs going up, they're actually long overdue like a number of things here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat Posted June 21 Report Share Posted June 21 Sometimes this type of improvement is done with Grant finding. I don’t know if that’s the case with the signs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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