What does the End Road Work sign mean?
The End Road Work sign (MUTCD G20-2) is a work zone sign under the federal Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, the national standard the states build from. The work zone finishes here and normal conditions, including normal speed limits, resume.
Source: MUTCD 11th Edition, Part 6, Table 6H-1, checked 2026-09-09.
What shape and color is the End Road Work sign?
| MUTCD code | G20-2 |
|---|---|
| Group | Work zone signs |
| Shape | Horizontal rectangle |
| Color | Orange background, black legend and border |
What a horizontal rectangle means. Usually guidance: direction, distance and destination. Also used for some regulatory plaques mounted under another sign.
What orange means. Temporary traffic control. A work zone, and usually a higher fine.
Work zone signs. Orange is temporary by definition, used only while traffic is being routed around a job. The shapes repeat from the permanent set; what changes is the color and, in most states, the size of the fine.
What is the End Road Work sign often mistaken for?
Being read as permission to accelerate before reaching it. The elevated work-zone penalties run all the way to this sign, not to the last barrel you passed.
Which signs get mistaken for the End Road Work sign?
Road Work Next XX MilesG20-1End Road Work (G20-2). Note G20 signs are guide-type designations that take orange backgrounds inside a work zone.
What does the permit test ask about the End Road Work sign?
This question is from the practice bank, with the answer marked.
You are driving in a work zone where the limit is reduced. If you exceed it:
- A.The normal fine applies
- B.Fines are commonly doubled(correct answer)
- C.No penalty applies to work zones
- D.You only receive a warning
Why: Most states double fines in an active work zone, and many add points. Workers are often within a few feet of live traffic with no barrier.
Source: FHWA work zone safety guidance
What are the other work zone signs?
All 9 work zone signs on one page, or every US road sign by shape and color.
Test yourself on this sign and the rest of the set with a road signs practice test for Florida, Texas or California.
The artwork is the federal design itself, which the manual dedicates to the public domain in MUTCD 11th Edition, Part 1, Section 1D.06, checked 2026-09-09. The Interstate Shield, the 511 pictograph and the National Scenic Byway graphic are named exceptions and are not reproduced anywhere on this site.
Source: Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, 11th Edition. Not affiliated with or endorsed by the Federal Highway Administration or any state agency.