Work zone signs in Louisiana
The Class D & E Driver’s Guide shows or names everything on this page: 22 in all, on pages 30–32.
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BE PREPARED TO STOP
These signs are temporary and let you know when you should be prepared to stop or when roadways are closed or detoured due to a road user incident, natural disaster, hazardous material spill, or other unplanned incident. These signs are fluorescent pink with black lettering.
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Lane Ends (Incident Management)
These signs are temporary and let you know when you should be prepared to stop or when roadways are closed or detoured due to a road user incident, natural disaster, hazardous material spill, or other unplanned incident. These signs are fluorescent pink with black lettering.
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CENTER LANE CLOSED AHEAD
These signs are temporary and let you know when you should be prepared to stop or when roadways are closed or detoured due to a road user incident, natural disaster, hazardous material spill, or other unplanned incident. These signs are fluorescent pink with black lettering.
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EXIT CLOSED
These signs are temporary and let you know when you should be prepared to stop or when roadways are closed or detoured due to a road user incident, natural disaster, hazardous material spill, or other unplanned incident. These signs are fluorescent pink with black lettering.
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DETOUR (Arrow)
These signs are temporary and let you know when you should be prepared to stop or when roadways are closed or detoured due to a road user incident, natural disaster, hazardous material spill, or other unplanned incident. These signs are fluorescent pink with black lettering.
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DETOUR (Arrow Below)
These signs are temporary and let you know when you should be prepared to stop or when roadways are closed or detoured due to a road user incident, natural disaster, hazardous material spill, or other unplanned incident. These signs are fluorescent pink with black lettering.
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END DETOUR
These signs are temporary and let you know when you should be prepared to stop or when roadways are closed or detoured due to a road user incident, natural disaster, hazardous material spill, or other unplanned incident. These signs are fluorescent pink with black lettering.
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ROAD CONSTRUCTION 1500 FT
Orange warning signs tell you that workers, machinery and barricades are just ahead. You may need to slow down, stop, or change lanes.
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ROAD CONSTRUCTION 5 MILES
Orange warning signs tell you that workers, machinery and barricades are just ahead. You may need to slow down, stop, or change lanes.
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Type III Barricade: ROAD CLOSED, DETOUR
Orange warning signs tell you that workers, machinery and barricades are just ahead. You may need to slow down, stop, or change lanes.
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Flagger Ahead
Indicates a flag-person is ahead to control traffic. Slow down and be prepared to stop.
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Workers Ahead
Indicates workers are performing maintenance on the roadway. Reduce speed and adjust lane position away from workers.
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ROAD WORK AHEAD
In work zones you should reduce your speed and be prepared to stop. Reduced speed limits are set to protect the drivers and workers. In Louisiana, traffic fines are double for construction zones.
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BARRICADE
Barricades, vertical panels, drums, cones and tubes are the most commonly used devices to alert drivers of unusual or potentially dangerous conditions in highway and street work areas and to guide drivers safely through the work zone. At night they are often equipped with flashing or steady burning lights.
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PANEL
Barricades, vertical panels, drums, cones and tubes are the most commonly used devices to alert drivers of unusual or potentially dangerous conditions in highway and street work areas and to guide drivers safely through the work zone. At night they are often equipped with flashing or steady burning lights.
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CONE
Barricades, vertical panels, drums, cones and tubes are the most commonly used devices to alert drivers of unusual or potentially dangerous conditions in highway and street work areas and to guide drivers safely through the work zone. At night they are often equipped with flashing or steady burning lights.
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DRUM
Barricades, vertical panels, drums, cones and tubes are the most commonly used devices to alert drivers of unusual or potentially dangerous conditions in highway and street work areas and to guide drivers safely through the work zone. At night they are often equipped with flashing or steady burning lights.
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BARRICADE (ROAD CLOSED, DETOUR)
Barricades, vertical panels, drums, cones and tubes are the most commonly used devices to alert drivers of unusual or potentially dangerous conditions in highway and street work areas and to guide drivers safely through the work zone. At night they are often equipped with flashing or steady burning lights.
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Pass to the Left (Striped Panels)
The diagonal stripes on the barricade or vertical panel guide the driver toward the direction in which traffic should pass. Stripes sloping downward to the left mean the driver should bear to the left.
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Pass to the Right (Striped Panels)
Conversely, stripes sloping downward to the right mean the driver should bear to the right.
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Arrow Board: Move Left
Large flashing or sequential arrow panels may be used in work zones both day and night to guide drivers into certain traffic lanes and to inform them that part of the road or street ahead is closed.
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Arrow Board: Lane Closed
Large flashing or sequential arrow panels may be used in work zones both day and night to guide drivers into certain traffic lanes and to inform them that part of the road or street ahead is closed.
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