Works access sign

What it means

A temporary access to a construction or road works site.

Red and white signs mark where works vehicles enter or leave the works site, such as a break in a line of cones.

Take care not to follow works vehicles into the site, and watch for vehicles turning in.

Where you'll see it

At the entrance to a works site beside the open road.

Rules to know

• Red and white signs mark entry and exit points for works vehicles. Drivers should take care not to follow works vehicles into the site and to keep a lookout for vehicles leaving it.

  Know Your Traffic Signs, p. 155

Common mistakes

• Mistake: Following a works vehicle into the site.

  Instead: The access is for works traffic only. Stay on the road.

Test yourself

Recalling the answer helps it stick. Pick an answer to see how you did.

Question 1 of 1

What does this sign mean?

• AThe hard shoulder is closed for the distance shown
• BStop at the census point
• CA temporary access to a works site
• DThe phone point for drivers of wide loads

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Video quiz

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