INDIANAPOLIS — If you were in or around Indianapolis during the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, you might have noticed the “March Madness” or “Hoosier Hoops Highway” signs that were put up along the interstates. But now that it’s over, what happens to those signs?
If you were hoping to maybe buy one of those signs from INDOT and hang them up in your garage or mancave, that, unfortunately, is not an option.
Scott Manning with INDOT says they’re actually planning on re-using those signs down the road.
“The Hoosier Hoops Highway signs were actually designed and fabricated to the same specifications as a traditional interstate highway shield,” Manning said. “So we’ll be able to use those signs to replace interstate shields. And the March Madness signs are the same size as interstate speed limit signs and other signs that we use.”
However, Manning says a few of the signs will be donated to the Indiana State Museum.
“They reached out to us. They’re working on securing some items of historical significance that have to do with the entire NCAA tournament being held here in Indianapolis,” he said. “One of the items that they had interest in was the Hoosier Hoops Highway signs, so we worked with them to set aside a very small number of those that they will curate and have us part of their collection.”
Manning says they’re happy that they were part of a “once-in-a-lifetime” event.
