Missouri highway signs to become fluorescent

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Missouri's road signs will be getting brighter.

The Missouri Department of Transportation plans to start using fluorescent yellow sheeting to make signs easier to see.

Transportation officials say they hope the brighter hues will help drivers adjust more quickly to changing road conditions.

The brighter signs will be installed when existing signs are replaced because of age or damage. That means it could take a decade before every sign is fluorescent.

The new signs will cost an estimated $12 more for a standard 36-inch warning sign. Last year, the state Transportation Department produced 35,000 warning signs.