Taxpayers know all too well that their tax dollars get wasted in a variety of ways.  But using taxpayer owned equipment to advertise a strip club has to be a first.

A temporary electronic PennDOT sign was apparently tampered with and was programmed to visually display “Live Nudes Exit 45.”  The sign sat on I-78 and exit 45 is for Route 863 in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

A motorist headed to work saw the sign in the eastbound shoulder.  He indicated it took him a minute or two to comprehend what he had just seen.  At that point he called a friend, and his friend urged him to double-back and get a picture of the road sign.  That’s exactly what he did.

Pennsylvania DOT Engineering District 5 spokesman Ronald J. Young Jr. said it appeared someone had tampered with the sign.  He also noted that State Police did contact the DOT.  After receiving the call from police, the DOT had corrected the sign within 30 minutes.

An investigation into this matter is still ongoing.

To view a picture of this PennDOT sign, please click here. 

Tags: PennDOT, Pennsylvani DOT Sign Advertises Live News, Weird News

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