Work Zones
Orange signs mean road work ahead. In a work zone, slow down, follow the signs, obey flaggers, and keep away from workers and equipment.
In Washington, speeding fines in a work zone are doubled whether or not workers are present. A posted work-zone limit is the law, not a suggestion.
Example: a freeway work-zone sign says 50. Even if the road looks empty, you must drop to 50 mph.
Related questions
- Orange diamond-shaped signs indicate:
- What happens to the fine for speeding in a work zone when workers are present?
- Which is the correct way to drive through a work zone?
- What does the sign in the picture mean?
- You are driving through a work zone when a work vehicle with flashing yellow lights slowly pulls from the shoulder into the lane ahead of you. What should you do?
- All the work zone signs are up, but you do not see a single worker. Why should you still slow down?
- Which statement about work zones is true?
- The left lane ahead is closed for construction and traffic is slow. You are in the open right lane, and at the merge point a car on your left wants to move in ahead of you. What should you do?
- A driver speeds recklessly through a work zone and endangers the workers there. Besides a fine, they may also face: