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instead of the original cost of $ 250,000 to replace the 53 signs, the new estimate could reach over $ 500,000. Opponents sought to reverse the name change and had a bit more than 1000 signatures by placing a measure on the
November 2010 ballot that would require statewide voter approval to rename state-owned property but fell more than 80,000 signatures short, having had only a few days to collect them.
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design, and was considered to be both obsolete and dangerous. To upgrade the interchange, a flyover bridge was built, eliminating the northeastern loop ramp and the weaving movements on northbound
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