"HWY XING" on bike path?

[squirrelitude]

I'm really kind of baffled by the new HWY XING sign where the Somerville Community Path crosses a dead-end road near Alewife:

Is this the result of some misguided legislation or city ordinance?

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[elusiveat.livejournal.com]

It seems like this territory ought to be well-covered by the stop sign, which bicyclists ought to recognize as meaning "stop," and is familiar from many additional contexts. But I guess this is another instance of fantasy-land...