Zombie crossing

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Rest easy, Madison. Zombies aren't invading the city. And if they do, the authorities won't decide to notify you via road construction signs.

Drivers on Highland Ave. at Old University got a surprise Monday morning when a road construction sign announced "Zombies Ahead." A photo of the sign quickly made the rounds on Facebook and Twitter, with the UW-Madison police department jokingly reassuring its Twitter followers that the sign was a hoax. "I promise you there are no zombies on campus," UW-Madison Police public information officer Marc Lovicott insisted Monday.

The culprit, according to city traffic engineer Mark Winters, was an unknown prankster who hacked into the electronic message board and changed the message. The sign originally was there to warn motorists that construction on Highland Ave. was starting Monday, reducing traffic flow to one lane.

The board is owned by the construction company contracted to do the road work, and often construction companies will forget to change the default password, leaving the sign wide open for potential mischief, Winters said.



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[In_The_Wind]

1. Thanks for the warning!