So-called graffiti artists, usually during the dead of night, use highway overpasses and retaining walls as their palette.
CINCINNATI - The Ohio Department of Transportation is out with a warning concerning graffiti that is showing up on interstate overpasses and concrete walls.So-called graffiti artists , usually during the dead of night, use highway overpasses and retaining walls as their palette.
Municipalities and the Ohio Department of Transportation say they do their best to keep up with following behind to clean it up. ODOT says it’s costing taxpayers money that can be used on other things, not to mention how illegal it is to deface public property. “It’s an eyesore,” Kathleen Fuller, ODOT public information officer, said. “It’s a nuisance and it’s something that people shouldn’t do and we are spending money and resources to remove and readicate the problem.” FOX19 NOW legal analyst Mike Allen says if you are caught spray painting messages on overpasses or retaining walls, you could be charged with vandalism or criminal damaging that could rise to the level of a felony offense.Brutal cold in Northeast Ohio: Your guide for winter alerts, parking bans, warming centersShot accidentally fired in Tri-State Chipotle leaves 1 injured, police sayWoman found dead in the snow in Elyria after being hit by a driver who thought he hit a deerCleveland Police actively searching for missing endangered personFamily seeks justice more than 2 years after Cleveland mother’s murder
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