End Road Work Sign: Meaning and What to Do
The orange rectangle reading END ROAD WORK marks the far end of a work zone. Beyond it the temporary lane closures, reduced work zone speed limits, and doubled fines that applied inside the zone no longer do, and the road returns to its normal signing.
End Road Work Sign
Every work zone is signed from beginning to end so that drivers know exactly where the special rules stop. The orange color is reserved for temporary traffic control, so an orange end sign is the definite signal that the temporary conditions are over.
What to do when you see the end road work sign
Hold the work zone speed until you pass the sign, then return to the posted limit for the road. Stay alert for a short distance beyond it; equipment sometimes moves outside the signed zone, and traffic merging back into closed lanes may be slow to settle.
The signs it is confused with
Tests pair it with Road Work Ahead, the orange diamond that begins the zone, and with the white End Work Zone Speed Limit sign that some states use to end only the reduced speed. Orange means the whole temporary zone; white means the speed rule alone.
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What does end road work mean?
The work zone has ended. The temporary speed limits, closures, and increased fines that applied inside it stop here.
What speed limit applies after the sign?
The road's regular posted limit. If a work zone limit was posted on a white sign, the regular limit resumes at this point or at a posted speed limit sign beyond it.
Why is the sign orange?
Orange is reserved for temporary traffic control. It tells you this sign belongs to the work zone rather than the permanent signing of the road.
Do work zone fines still apply after it?
No. Increased fines for work zone violations apply within the signed zone. Each state sets the amount and the exact conditions.
How does this sign appear on the written test?
As the pair with Road Work Ahead, asking where the work zone rules begin and end.