SEEING RED

Painting the Highway Red

Not too long ago (April 4th) commuters on the stretch of Interstate 495 that passes through Littleton, Massachusetts - outside of Boston - might have thought they were seeing the world through rose-colored lenses.

500 yards of the northbound lanes changed from black to a bright crimson when "thousands of gallons of red dye" were spilled from a topsy-turvy tractor trailer.

The dye is the same kind used to stain wood mulch and is considered environmentally safe, though still not advisable for consumption by curious little squirrels.

When traffic reopened the following morning, the highway was still red.