Chennai will get thousands of new digitally printed street signboards with a 3D reflective surface.
What’s it about? With many signboards on streets in poor condition or damaged, the Corporation has decided to revamp them under the Singara Chennai 2.0 initiative. In 2021, the Corporation had the plan to include images of heritage buildings on signboards but eventually scrapped the idea. Only some signs have them.
- Last year, the Corporation identified 30,000 boards that needed to be improved. Since then, only 8,000 have been replaced.
- Replacing the signs will be done in phases. New boards will have the Singara Chennai 2.0 logo at the top and a 3D reflective surface for better visibility at night.
Problem with old signs: Some old boards are difficult to decipher as only a few letters are visible. The white letters are stencil-cut on the blue film. Sometimes, posters are repeatedly pasted and removed, damaging the film. There’s also no uniformity since some boards have information in Tamil and English with details like ward and zone numbers.
(Image credits: Cargo Collective’s website)