Road works ahead

Road works ahead

Warns that there are road works ahead, with workers, machinery or changed road layouts.

Warning signs for road work

What should you do?

Slow down, obey any temporary speed limits and follow cones, signs and instructions from workers.

How to recognise it

Orange diamond with a black figure digging with a shovel beside a heap.

Common confusion

Orange diamond signs are temporary road works warnings, unlike the permanent yellow diamond warning signs.

Explanation written by the My Driving Test editorial team using the Department of Transport Traffic Signs Manual conventions and the RSA Rules of the Road.

Quick Facts

Category
Warning signs for road work
Sign Name
Road works ahead
Category Size
52 signs

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