Sign Supplies

Outdoor signs have to be sturdy to survive any weather condition, and time.

Sign Supplies for the Outdoor Sign Industry:

Signs advertise goods or services offered by businesses. Outdoor signs can be constructed
of many types of materials such as metal, steel, plastic, and wood. Their placements will vary from billboards, high atop poles, or on roofs.

Depending on use and locality, the kind of sign supplies utilized to erect a sign may include wood, such as signs for historical buildings, to plastic, or neon signs seen in store windows. The sign supplies used for the outdoor sign industry includes: steel, aluminum, plastics, petroleum, and industrial fabric fabricators, which are used on some billboards. Outdoor signs have to be sturdy to survive any weather condition, and time.

For effectiveness, outdoor signs must be visual, readable and posses the ability to grab the drivers attention. Outdoor signs are designed and placed so that drivers see the signs safely.

The Summary of Existing Outdoor Advertising Control as stated under the Highway
Beautification Act of 1965:
· Billboards are allowed, by statute, in commercial and industrial areas consistent
with size, lighting and spacing provisions as agreed to by the state and federal
governments.
· Billboard controls apply to all Federal-Aid Primaries (FAP?s) as of June 1, 1991,
Interstates and other highways that are part of the National Highway System (NHS).
The FAP routes were highways noted by state DOTs to be of significant service value
and importance. Approximately 260,800 FAP Miles existed as of June 1, 1991 (226,440
rural miles and 34,360 urban miles). These roads have full HBA protections and
controls are very important. Maps can be obtained from your state DOT or from the
OAAA in Washington, D.C.
· States have the discretion to remove legal nonconforming signs along highways;
however, the payment of just (monetary) compensation is required for the removal
of any lawfully erected billboard along the Federal-Aid Primary, Interstate, and
National Highway System roads.
· States not complying with the provisions of the HBA are subject to a 10% reduction
in their highway allocations.
· States and localities may enact stricter laws than stipulated in the HBA.
· No new signs can be erected along the scenic portions of state designated scenic
byways of the Interstate and federal-aid primary highways, but billboards are allowed
in segmented areas deemed un-scenic on those routes.
1This information comes from the Outdoor Advertising Association of America, Inc.
For more information please visit their website at: http://www.oaaa.org/