Highway Construction & Maintenance
Use Next Exit sign
Posted with a road-closed warning, this orange plaque tells you the roadway ahead is closed or blocked by work.
- Shape
- Horizontal rectangle
- Color
- Orange with black
- Type
- Highway Construction & Maintenance
What to do
- Leave the highway at the next exit and follow the detour or an alternate route from there.
How to read it
Horizontal rectangle. Wider than it is tall. This shape is mostly used for guidance and information, and for some rules.
Orange with black. Orange is used in and around work zones.
Highway Construction & Maintenance. Work zone signs warn of construction or maintenance. Fines are often higher in work zones.
Signs follow the national standard (the MUTCD) in every state. Your state handbook is the final word for your test.
Related signs
Signs that look similar or come up together on the test.
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