UF installing new signs on campus

Some UF signs could take a new direction.

Four new signs have been installed on UF’s campus. Two of them are located on Southwest 13th Street and point out the locations of UF’s hospitals, Innovation District and administration, while the other two signs are in front of Tigert Hall.

UF spokesperson Steve Orlando said the signs are mock-ups and part of a plan to help map out the university and bring clarity to these UF properties. The temporary signs vary, and a final design will be decided on. 

Creating the four mock-ups cost $21,000 for the design, creation and shipping, Orlando said. The project began in November 2018, and the signs were installed in January by UF Facilities Services. 

The design plan for these signs should be finished by May, and these are the only signs planned, he said.

The project is managed by UF’s Planning, Design and Construction Division and is overseen by Charlie Lane, UF’s senior vice president and chief operating officer, said Linda Dixon, the division’s director of planning. 

Dixon said the signs will probably come down this week or next, but final designs will be selected before the signs are removed. 

“We’re not finished with that development process, but those are some of the mock-ups that we’re considering,” she said.

These new signs on 13th Street are meant to help students map out the campus. The final design for the signs is still being decided on.