Mile marker 420 becomes 419.99 to thwart thieves

[LynneSin]

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Mile marker 420 becomes 419.99 to thwart thieves

DENVER (AP) - Colorado officials think a difference of one-hundredth of a mile will be enough to stop thieves from stealing the mile marker 420 sign along Interstate 70.

Amy Ford of the Colorado Department of Transportation says the "MILE 420" sign near Stratton was stolen for the last time sometime in the last year, and officials replaced it with a sign that says "MILE 419.99."

Ford says it's the only "420" sign to be replaced in the state that recently legalized recreational marijuana. Most highways aren't long enough to need one.


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BTW turns out that's not the only Mile Marker sign commonly stolen. They replaced a Mile Marker 69 with 68.75

[davidpdx]

1. You have to admit that is a ingenious solution

[SkatmanRoth]

2. What would have happened if they made it 419:59

Stay alert, something big is coming up.

[jmowreader]

4. They could do what the Germans did

So many people stole signage from Berlin subway stations, they started selling replicas.