Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) is reminding candidates for political office, and supporters, it is unlawful to place campaign signs on highway right of ways in Arkansas.
Laws permit only official directional, informational and regulatory highway signs on state-owned highway property; the local area maintenance office will remove all other signs.
ARDOT personnel will remove any “yard” signs placed on the right of way and will contact owners of large “billboard” signs. Owners may pick up the signs during normal business hours at the nearest ARDOT area maintenance office.
ARDOT Director Lorie Tudor says, “There are several Arkansas statutes addressing encroachment and the placing of signs or other objects on highway right of way, the Arkansas Department of Transportation encourages everyone to follow the right of way laws to keep the roadsides clear and ensure our highways are as safe as possible.”
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