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Rick Aslanian, the former sign fabricator, holds the plans for the next project on Stevenson Avenue, a several block area that is part of Alexandria’s Complete Street initiative. It will need about 18 new signs for bus stops, media strip, bike lanes and pedestrian safety.

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People At Work: City’s Sign Fabricator

Meeting an ever-increasing need for signs.

The black wedge jerks back and forth, making small cuts in the shiny red vinyl. Two or three minutes later Abraham (“they call me Abe here”) Kifle, sign fabricator for the City of Alexandria, cuts off the 24-inch rectangle from the large roll with his sharp blade.

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