To identify Route 66, the New Mexico Department of Transportation is painting Route 66 stencils directly on the road’s shoulder in the western part of the state, reports the Gallup Independent.
Delane Barros, spokeswoman for the state highway department, District 6, said 30 of the logos will be stenciled in using white paint this summer along the historic route. Nine will eventually go up in Gallup and six more between Milan and Grants.
These stencils not only will help travelers stay on-course, but they also will be theftproof. States have long had trouble keeping up the traditional metal signs at the side of the road because people steal them.