Permanent lights out for electronic billboards deemed a hazard to Perth freeway traffic

The owners of two electronic billboards have lost their bid for ministerial approval after an independent committee advised they posed "an unacceptable risk to the safety of drivers".

The two billboards — above the entrance to the Northbridge Tunnel and on top of a building in West Perth — have been switched off since 2022 after Main Roads exercised its power to order the switch off, deeming the signs with rotating messages "hazardous to traffic safety".

The owners of the signs, Epico Pty Ltd and Sign On Group Pty Ltd, appealed to Transport Minister Rita Saffioti to overturn the decision but have been advised they were unsuccessful.

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