Sign library · Work zone

END ROAD WORK

ColorOrange
ShapeHorizontal rectangle
FamilyWork zone
Where you see itThe far end of a work zone

What it means

The work zone is over. Normal speed limits and rules resume beyond this sign, and doubled work-zone fines stop applying.

What you should do

Return smoothly to the normal limit. Check mirrors first; the driver behind you may accelerate the moment they read the same sign.

Memory trick

The exhale sign. Orange took a breath at ROAD WORK AHEAD; here it lets it out.

The mistake drivers make

Flooring it at the sign while the last workers and equipment are still within feet of the lane. Resume speed after the zone, not at its last inch.

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