Penn DOT apologizes for a sign being misspelled in Phildelphia / myLot

A sign in Philadelphia on Interstate 95 that has been corrected by the Penn DOT

Lake Charles, Louisiana

July 3, 2024 2:33pm CST

I guess that the employees of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (Penn DOT) are human beings who misspelled the word Central with the word Cenrtal which attracted the attention of motorists who were driving in Northeast Philadelphia on Monday. The Penn DOT said that were they were sorry for error since they were rushed to put the sign of the Interstate 95 on the Cottman ramp. No harm and no foul since the error of the word Cenrtal with the word Central recently. Link is upi.com/5541719338270 via @upi

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Ms.Chelle

@Chellezhere (6421)

• United States

3 Jul 24

Provided that sign was made in Philly, in defence of my fellow Philadelphian, we don't pronounce the T in Center, so that may be where his/her mind went when adding the letters.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122195)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

4 Jul 24

That could be true.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122195)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

4 Jul 24

@Chellezhere

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Ms.Chelle

@Chellezhere (6421)

• United States

4 Jul 24

@Deepizzaguy Yes, it could.

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RasmaSandra

@RasmaSandra (98033)

• Daytona Beach, Florida

4 Jul 24

That is an honest mistake jsut too bad no one picked it up before the sign went up

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122195)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

4 Jul 24

You are right.

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Judy Story

@jstory07 (148734)

• Roseburg, Oregon

3 Jul 24

They will have to replace the sign. It happens they are only human.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122195)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

3 Jul 24

You are right.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

4 Jul 24

I'm glad they apologized for the misspelled word. I wonder if they will change the sign.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (323168)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

5 Jul 24

@Deepizzaguy I'm glad it was.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122195)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

5 Jul 24

@just4him I am in agreement with you.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122195)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

4 Jul 24

I think that the correct version of the sign was placed on the off ramp the next day.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (382240)

• Rockingham, Australia

4 Jul 24

I sometimes see spelling mistakes here on signs. You'd think they'd have people to check such things before they install the signs.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122195)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

4 Jul 24

That is true.

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Jim Bauer

@porwest (112876)

• United States

4 Jul 24

You have to wonder how many people this got past that no one, except for drivers, recognized the error. I mean, a guy had to design the sign. It had to be checked by someone. It was then sent to the printer or whatever they do and they missed it. It was received by someone in the DOT to install it. It was loaded up by someone to the truck. Probably two or three guys installed it. NO ONE NOTICED THE ERROR THROUGH ANY OF THAT?

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122195)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

4 Jul 24

That is what I am thinking how could anyone miss the misspelled words.

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George B Vieto

@Deepizzaguy (122195)

• Lake Charles, Louisiana

7 Jul 24

@porwest Living proof some people are living proof that The Three Stooges had relatives.