Character Limits:

Remember, spaces count towards the character limit.

Small Sign: You can have up to a 2 "page" message. Each page is limited to 3 lines of 8 or less characters per line.

Large Sign: One page message with 3 lines of 16 or less characters per line.

Safety Message Theme

Below are some suggested safety themes:

Distracted Driving

Impaired Driving

(i.e. drugs, alcohol, drowsy driving)

(i.e. drugs, alcohol, drowsy driving) Seatbelts

Speeding General Safety

(i.e. secure your load & other misc. items)

(i.e. secure your load & other misc. items) Wildlife

Winter Driving

Events

(i.e. holidays, sporting events, movies)

Winner Selection

MaineDOT will select finalists for each changeable message sign size.

All finalists will receive their choice of one of the following prizes: A Ride to the top of Penobscot Narrows Bridge & Observatory Tickets from the Maine State Ferry Service A vehicle pass to one of the Maine State Parks



Grand Prize

The finalists will then be put out to a public vote, with one grand prize winner from each group (small signs & large signs). The grand prize winners will receive a Personalized Street Sign from our official sign shop!



