This Center Lane Closed Ahead Sign is MUTCD compliant for safety protocol and compliance on roadways. A Center Lane Closed Ahead Sign is a useful device to help display official regulations and provide mandatory information to drivers on both public and private roadways.
Rigid signs material grades
.080" Fluorescent Diamond Grade Work Zone Reflective Aluminum signs are MUTCD compliant when used day or night.
Rigid Sign Bracket / Stand Compatibility
Compatible only with Rigid Sign Brackets
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Mounting holes: 2 holes at 3/8" diameter, positioned top and bottom
MUTCD Compliance
2009 Edition Part 6 Figure 6F-2. Methods of Mounting Signs Other Than on Posts
The fourth example shows an orange diamond-shaped sign with a black border and letters with the words "UTILITY WORK AHEAD" in three lines mounted on a vertical pole that is mounted on four horizontal supports. The distance from the bottom of the sign to the bottom of the supports is labeled as "1 ft MIN. above the traveled way." At the top of the sign, three orange flags are shown mounted equidistant apart from each other on short staffs that extend out from the top of the vertical pole at 45-degree angles.
Compliance
Section 6F.22 CENTER LANE CLOSED AHEAD Signs (W9-3, W9-3a)
Guidance
The CENTER LANE CLOSED AHEAD (W9-3) sign (see Figure 6F-4, Sheet 2 of 4) should be used in advance of that point where work occupies the center lane(s) and approaching motor vehicle traffic is directed to the right or left of the work zone in the center lane.
The Center Lane Closed Ahead (W9-3a) symbol sign (see Figure 6H-38) may be substituted for the CENTER LANE CLOSED AHEAD (W9-3) word message sign.
Transportation engineers may find this answer acceptable since they have a deeper understanding of the MUTCD than most, but not everyone has this knowledge. Luckily, definitions of these terms are provided to help make some sense of what they are trying to convey. Here’s how the MUTCD defines each of those types of roadways:
"Conventional Road" is a "street or highway other than a low-volume road, expressway, or freeway."
"Low-Volume Road" is a facility lying outside of developed areas of cities, towns, and communities, which serves fewer than 400 vehicles per day on average. A low-volume road shall not be a freeway, an expressway, an interchange ramp, a freeway service road, a road on a designated State highway system, or a residential street in a neighborhood.
"Expressway" is a divided highway with partial control of access.
"Freeway" is a divided highway with full control of access.
Still confused? It's not just you. Generally speaking, if the road is a divided highway with a concrete barrier or median, a 48 × 48″ sign will be required. A 36 × 36″ sign can be used on all other types of roadways.
