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State posts coronavirus warnings along Georgia highways

The Georgia Department of Transportation has begun posting public health alerts along Georgia highways as the coronavirus outbreak escalates.
The Georgia Department of Transportation has begun posting public health alerts along Georgia highways as the coronavirus outbreak escalates.
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March 16, 2020

The Georgia Department of Transportation has found that a dose of humor can help sell traffic safety messages. But sometimes a message is deadly serious.

GDOT has begun posting public health alerts along Georgia highways as the coronavirus outbreak escalates. Messages like "coronavirus/avoid public events" began popping up on digital highway traffic signs this weekend.

Other messages include “coronavirus/isolate elderly & chronically ill” and “coronavirus/please stay home/disinfect, wash hands.”

For a laugh and a break from the coronavirus news, you can read about GDOT's humorous roadside traffic safety messages here.

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David Wickert writes about the state budget, finance and voting issues. Previously, he covered local government and politics in Gwinnett and Fulton counties. Before moving to Atlanta, he worked at newspapers in Illinois, Tennessee, Virginia and Washington.

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