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The Dept. of Design and Contruction is currently overseeing a massive sewer project in the area.

(Photo courtesy of Mike Tompkins)

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Maybe this will help to mellow motorists navigating through the continuous construction on Woodrow Road in Annadale.

A portable traffic sign in the area invited passersby to "SMOKE WEED EVERYDAY" after someone apparently broke into the machine over the weekend and changed its text.

The phrase wasn't the only marijuana-related sentiment to flash on the traffic sign over the weekend, with at least one other motorist posting a picture to Instagram of the sign reading something similar.

Reefer madness has subsided for the time being and the text on the portable sign has been restored to its original message warning drivers of shifting traffic patterns.

The Department of Design and Construction is currently overseeing a massive sewer project in the area, although responsibility for the sign ultimately falls on the contractor for the site, said DDC spokesman Joseph Soldevere.

He said that the contractor corrected the sign Monday morning and put on new locks. Construction should end around next summer, Soldevere added.

The public's ability to change these traffic warnings to read just about anything is nothing new at the construction site.

Last year, a "zombie alert" flashed on a sign at Woodrow and Arthur Kills roads. "WARNING ZOMBIES AHEAD!" the sign read, with motorists uploading their findings to Twitter and even sending in a few photos to the Advance.

It's unclear if these posts are related, but if so, zombies can expect an increase in munchies.