Tag: FHWA

Out of Home’s Scenic Lawsuit Lawyer

By OAAA Kannon Shanmugam is a name you may not have heard. But don’t forget it, because you’ll probably hear it again. Shanmugam represented the OOH advertising industry in Scenic America’s lawsuit against digital billboards.  On October 16, 2017, the US Supreme Court declined to take the case, ending the […]

Rothfelder & Falick on Scenic America vs. Dept. of Transportation

From Richard L. Rothfelder of Rothfelder & Falick L.L.P. Supreme Court Denies Petition for Writ of Certiorari in Scenic America vs Department of Transportation On October 16, 2017, the Supreme Court of the United States denied the petition for writ of certiorari filed by Scenic America in a case watched […]

FWHA Okays New Step on Texas Plan to Sell Sponsorships on Traffic Signs

Insider has written before about a State of Texas proposal to put advertising logos within freeway rights of way.  Texas is proceeding with a pilot project to evaluate the feasibility of putting logos onto government highway signs in the right of way.  Insider has attached a September 20, 2016 letter […]

FHWA Letter on Commercializing the highway right of way.

Insider opposes proposals in California and Texas to sell commercial advertising on highway rights of way: It threatens highway funding. The federal government prohibits advertising on federal rights of ways. Any State which runs advertising on public safety signs must obtain federal signoff or face loss of federal highway funds. […]

Retired FWHA official opposes ads on traffic signs.

We’ve written before that Texas and California are considering whether to have their state transportation agencies to sell advertising on their own traffic safety signs.  A career Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) employee speaks against the proposals in “Highway traffic signs are for public purposes, not for commercial advertising.”  Any proposal to […]

Dick Bouley on Freeway Right of Way Wars

Insider’s note: In this post Dick Bouley sounds a cautionary note about how difficult it is to get billboards on public right of ways.  Bouley came to Concord, New Hampshire in 1979 to work for Governor Hugh Gallen.  He has been a registered lobbyist since 1982, representing a spectrum of […]