Washington looks at new ways to clean up graffiti along state highways

Is it a bird, a plane? No, it’s a drone spraying paint over graffiti along Washington’s state roads.

Washington may soon employ aerial drone technology to deal with a growing graffiti problem on highway infrastructure. Lawmakers this session set aside $1 million for a Department of Transportation pilot program focused on finding new ways to erase spray paint from road signs, walls and bridges.

The proposal passed 96-1 in the House and 38-11 in the Senate with only Democrats opposed. Gov. Jay Inslee signed the bill into law last week.

As the top Republican on the House Transportation Committee, bill sponsor Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, said he had spent time traveling up and down the state’s highways.

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