Graffiti Cleanup Crew Photos

The graffiti cleanup crew's truck is outfitted with cans of roadside colored paint, a long retractable hose and an engine to pump the paint.


A WSDOT crew member charges to the top of a hill with hose in hand to clean graffiti.


Once at the top of the hill, the crew member paints over the graffiti using a long hose attached to the paint can on the truck below. Painting over graffiti is the quickest way to clean retaining walls, noise walls, and other concrete structures. Our crews can cover up to 10,000 square feet a day of graffiti using this method.


The graffiti cleanup crew purchases roadside colored paint in large 285 gallon tubs that need to be carried from the truck to the maintenance yard using a forklift. Crews use old five gallon paint cans to carry the paint from job site to job site.



The crew takes advantage of a routine I-5 express lanes closure to clean graffiti off the walls. Graffiti cleanup in many locations in urban and suburban areas requires lane closures. Crews try to schedule cleanup to coincide with other maintenance or operation work to minimize the inconvenience for drivers.



The crew uses a bucket truck to clean graffiti above a bridge pier. Bucket truck operations to clean graffiti not only require special equipment and lane closures but also a special crew. One of our graffiti crews is staffed by bridge technicians who are licensed to operate the tools necessary to clean graffiti off high structures.