(NEXSTAR) – Only those with an acute attention to detail have noticed something wonky has been happening to signs on U.S. freeways and interstates over the past several years. Federal highway ...

In 2004, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) announced its "Interim Approval for Use of Clearview Font for Positive Contrast Legends on Guide Signs," allowing states to change the prevailing ...

You don't have to have held an official job to know that Uncle Sam spends big money keeping things uniform — even road signs. Take a trip across the country, and you're sure to see three-pointed, ...

Two sample highway signs reveal the differences between Clearview, above, which Texas began using in 2004, and the traditional highway sign font, Standard Highway Alphabet, below. There is little room ...