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          THEY'RE EVERYWHERE AT 
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EVERY CORNER, EVERY INTERSECTION. 
          BUT WE RARELY STOP TO THINK ABOUT HOW STREET SIGNS ARE ACTUALLY MADE. 
          WHAT STARTED IS CARVED WOOD AND STONE MARKERS HAS EVOLVED INTO THE ALUMINUM SIGNS WE SEE ACROSS GRAND PRAIRIE TODAY. 
          IN THIS EPISODE OF HOW IT'S MADE GRAND PRAIRIE, WE'RE GOING BEHIND THE SCENES WITH PAUL HERRICK TO SEE HOW STREET SIGNS ARE DESIGNED, BUILT, AND INSTALLED TO HELP KEEP OUR CITY MOVING SAFELY AND EFFICIENTLY. 
          IT'S AN OLD SOUND EVENT. 
          , ARE THERE TEMPLATES AND SIZE GUIDELINES AND COLOR GUIDELINES THAT Y'ALL FOLLOW FOR STREET SIGNS? SO WE HAVE THE TEXAS MANUAL FOR UNIFORM TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES, AND THAT'S THE BIG ONE. 
          THAT'S UH, THAT'S THE ONE THAT WE USE TO FIGURE OUT SIZING FOR EVERYTHING, WHERE EVERYTHING IS SUPPOSED TO GO IN RELATION TO EVERYTHING ELSE. 
          'CAUSE THE SIGNS NEED TO BE AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS FOR EVERYTHING TO MAKE SENSE. 
          ONCE PAUL ENSURES THE DESIGN MEETS ALL REQUIRED GUIDELINES, THE SIGN MOVES INTO PRODUCTION FIRST, THE DESIGN IS PRINTED ONTO SPECIAL REFLECTIVE MATERIAL. 
          SO THE SIGN STATES VISIBLE DAY AND NIGHT PRESS THAT AIR BUTTON, YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND GET IT GOING. 
          NEXT, IT PASSES UNDER ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, WHERE UV CURABLE INKS HELP SECURE THE PRINT AND ACTIVATE THE ADHESIVE. 
          THEN PAUL CAREFULLY ALIGNS THE FINISHED MATERIAL ONTO THE METAL SIDE, TRIMMING AWAY THE EXCESS FOR A CLEAN FINISH. 
          AND THAT'S HOW IT'S MADE. 
          AFTER A FINAL QUALITY CHECK, IT'S READY TO BE INSTALLED. 
          STREET SIGNS MAY POINT THE WAY, BUT THEY ALSO POINT TO THE STORIES OF THE PEOPLE AND BUSINESSES THAT MAKE THIS CITY HOME. 
          THE TRANSPORTATION DEPARTMENT ALSO HELPS RECOGNIZE EMPLOYEES, COMMUNITY LEADERS, AND BUSINESSES THROUGH COMMEMORATIVE STREET SIGNS. 
          WE ARE GRAND PRAIRIE, PROUD OF THE EMPLOYEES AND DEPARTMENTS DEDICATED TO KEEPING OUR RESIDENTS AND DRIVERS SAFE.
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