The archway that greets Route 66 travelers to the Old Town area of Victorville, California, soon will undergo a face-lift.
The Victorville City Council earlier this month approved a bid from Inland Signs Inc. to renovate the archway near the corner of 7th and D streets.
According to the Victor Valley News Group:
Officials said the facade of the existing sign structure needs to be replaced and the current neon lighting is currently not operational. The new design will incorporate energy-efficient, LED lighting along with corten steel around the sign columns.
Graphics that pay tribute to the historic roadway both on the arch that spans 7th Street and its two support columns will be incorporated.
The archway refurbishment follows the City’s beautification of the 7th Street medians near Lorene Drive in 2018, which also pay tribute to Route 66.
Here’s what the archway looks like now:
Work on the archway is expected to begin this summer. The total cost of the project is $160,864.
(Images of the new archway via the City of Victorville; image of the current archway in 2015 by Jimmy Emerson via Flickr)