JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — A mysterious yellow line weaving through lanes of I-95 Southbound has caught the attention of drivers in Jacksonville.
The yellow line starts at the base of the Acosta Bridge and stretches 23 miles to St. Johns County Road 210 in St. Augustine.
"I definitely noticed it," said Richard Campbell while filling up at a gas station off I-95. "You couldn't not notice it."
Campbell has spent two days on the road from New Jersey driving down to Melbourne to visit family.
If any highway hypnosis was creeping in, it didn't last once Campbell discovered an out-of-place yellow line tracing the path South.
"I don't know what they're going to do, whether they're going to rip it off or repaint it," said Campbell. "I don't know."
A Florida Department of Transportation spokesperson says the department was notified Friday of the paint and says it is a spill from a truck, but they're not sure who exactly is responsible.
First Coast News traced the line to a business in the Cumberland Industrial Park in St. Augustine, where stacks of road paint sat outside.
FDOT says its crews have assessed the spillage and are working toward a solution, but a solution could be tricky.
One school of thought they've considered is painting over it, however, that could wind up being more distracting than the line already is.
Another thought is blasting it off, however, the FDOT spokesperson says they'd have to be careful not to damage the road or the lane paint that is supposed to be there.
While they work on a solution, the department of transportation is telling drivers to be aware of the yellow line, and do their best to simply ignore it.
"At first, I saw it come on and I got over into the other lane because I thought it was merging me somewhere, then I was like, 'It's in the middle of the lane,'" said a driver after exiting the interstate.
Campbell's trip on the yellow 'line' road is over now.
At least he'll have a story for when his family inevitably asks the question: "How was the drive?"
"It was pretty long," said Campbell. "That's crazy!"
FDOT says it is hoping this serves as a reminder for contractors to make sure their loads are secure before they head off from a job site.