Work zone signs in Kentucky
The Kentucky Driver Manual shows or names everything on this page: 14 in all, on pages 37–38, 69.
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ROAD CONSTRUCTION 500 FT
These are generally diamond or rectangular shaped and orange with black letters or symbols. These construction, maintenance, or emergency operation signs alert you to work zones ahead and warn you that people are working on or near the roadway.
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ONE LANE ROAD 1000 FT.
These are generally diamond or rectangular shaped and orange with black letters or symbols. These construction, maintenance, or emergency operation signs alert you to work zones ahead and warn you that people are working on or near the roadway.
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DETOUR
These are generally diamond or rectangular shaped and orange with black letters or symbols. These construction, maintenance, or emergency operation signs alert you to work zones ahead and warn you that people are working on or near the roadway.
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Flagger Ahead (with Distance Plaque)
These are generally diamond or rectangular shaped and orange with black letters or symbols. These construction, maintenance, or emergency operation signs alert you to work zones ahead and warn you that people are working on or near the roadway.
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Flagger Ahead
These are generally diamond or rectangular shaped and orange with black letters or symbols. These construction, maintenance, or emergency operation signs alert you to work zones ahead and warn you that people are working on or near the roadway.
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Workers Ahead
These are generally diamond or rectangular shaped and orange with black letters or symbols. These construction, maintenance, or emergency operation signs alert you to work zones ahead and warn you that people are working on or near the roadway.
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Tube
Barriers, such as drums, cones, and tubes (panels), are used to keep traffic out of hazardous work zones. Along with signs and road markings, they guide you safely through the work zone.
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Barrel
Barriers, such as drums, cones, and tubes (panels), are used to keep traffic out of hazardous work zones. Along with signs and road markings, they guide you safely through the work zone.
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Cone
Barriers, such as drums, cones, and tubes (panels), are used to keep traffic out of hazardous work zones. Along with signs and road markings, they guide you safely through the work zone.
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Barrier
Barriers may be used to keep drivers from entering closed roads or other areas where it is dangerous to drive.
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Road Closed
Barriers may be used to keep drivers from entering closed roads or other areas where it is dangerous to drive.
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ROAD WORK AHEAD
Work zone signs have an orange background and black letters or symbols. Always reduce your speed in a work zone, even if there are no workers.
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END ROAD WORK
Observe the posted work zone signs until you see “End Road Work.”
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Work Zone Fines Doubled
Note that Kentucky law allows for fines to be doubled in a highway work zone when signs are displayed informing drivers of the existence of a highway work zone and that fines are double in it. Additionally, at least one (1) bona fide worker must by present.
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