Sign celebrating opening of northeast Anthony Henday causes a stir with salty language
By Claire Theobald
First posted: Sunday, October 02, 2016 10:47 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, October 03, 2016 12:05 AM EDT
A sign celebrating the opening of the last leg of Edmonton's Anthony Henday Drive ring road caused a stir on social media over the weekend.
Photos of an electronic traffic sign that read “We done bitches” were shared on social media.
Transportation ministry spokesperson Aileen Machell said her department was made aware of the wording and had taken action to change it.
“Two thousand people worked very hard to bring this project to completion, and there's obviously a lot of pride in that work,” Machell said in a statement Sunday. “It seems someone changed the sign as part of the celebrations; however, the wording is not the kind we would use and we had it changed immediately.”
It is not clear who programmed the sign in the first place, or if that person could face disciplinary action.
The northeast leg of the Anthony Henday Drive was officially opened Saturday, bringing decades of planning and construction on the $4-billion project to a close.
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A sign celebrating the opening of the last leg of Edmonton's Anthony Henday Drive ring road caused a stir on social media over the weekend. (Supplied)
Sign celebrating opening of northeast Anthony Henday causes a stir with salty la
By Claire Theobald
First posted: Sunday, October 02, 2016 10:47 PM EDT | Updated: Monday, October 03, 2016 12:05 AM EDT
A sign celebrating the opening of the last leg of Edmonton's Anthony Henday Drive ring road caused a stir on social media over the weekend.
Photos of an electronic traffic sign that read “We done bitches” were shared on social media.
Transportation ministry spokesperson Aileen Machell said her department was made aware of the wording and had taken action to change it.
“Two thousand people worked very hard to bring this project to completion, and there's obviously a lot of pride in that work,” Machell said in a statement Sunday. “It seems someone changed the sign as part of the celebrations; however, the wording is not the kind we would use and we had it changed immediately.”
It is not clear who programmed the sign in the first place, or if that person could face disciplinary action.
The northeast leg of the Anthony Henday Drive was officially opened Saturday, bringing decades of planning and construction on the $4-billion project to a close.
twitter.com/ClaireTheobald
ctheobald@postmedia.com
A sign celebrating the opening of the last leg of Edmonton's Anthony Henday Drive ring road caused a stir on social media over the weekend. (Supplied)
Sign celebrating opening of northeast Anthony Henday causes a stir with salty la
