The district Board of Education approved the new signs for school buildings Jan. 11. They were approved in conjunction with a new playground near Dunkirk Middle School. The playground is still unfinished because equipment is not delivered yet.

However, workers installed the signs Tuesday morning. They are two-sided digital boards on brick bases.

The estimated combined cost of the signs and playground is $800,000. It will get paid for with state Education Department grants.

Tim Abbey, district buildings and grounds director, said in April that a lot of work went into the proper sites for the signs, to maximize readability.

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The bases for the signs were installed months ago and sat throughout the summer as reminders of what was coming.