Take a close look next time you're downtown. Installation of a comprehensive, attractive system of signs continues, part of the Wayfinding project.

Pictured here is a vertical gateway sign that welcomes motorists and pedestrians entering downtown at Henley Street and Summit Hill Drive.

The system of Wayfinding signs will provide a coherent, consistent guide to public parking, historical sites, cultural attractions, districts such as the Old City, recreation opportunities, government buildings, hospitals and transportation options.

Besides helping people to find their destinations and parking garages, the signs also will help give downtown a unique look. Aesthetically, the new signs carry color schemes and motifs inspired by downtown's architecture and history.

Plus, the 250 new signs will replace about 400 existing signs, so there will be about a 40 percent reduction in the number of existing signs.

Jarvis Sign Co. of Madison, Tenn., is the fabricator and installer, and First Place Finish of Oak Ridge is a subcontractor on the project.

About 40 percent of the new signs are now up throughout downtown. The rest should be installed by April.

Click here for more information on the Downtown Wayfinding Project.