End roadwork sign
What the End roadwork sign means: The work zone finishes here and normal road conditions apply again.
- Group
- Roadwork signs
- Does this group carry the law
- Enforceable, and it overrides the permanent signs underneath it.
- In the sign deck
- 3 questions ask about this sign
What to do when you see it
- Check the next permanent speed sign before you accelerate, because the road's normal limit may not be what you assume.
- Look for loose gravel and temporary line marking, which often continue past the end of the works.
- Return to normal lane positions once the temporary marking stops.
Where you see it
At the far end of a work zone, sometimes some distance past the last visible work.
Across the states and territories
Used nationally at the end of temporary traffic management. Where a project runs in stages, an end of roadwork sign can be followed by another work zone within a few kilometres, which is common on the long highway upgrade projects in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria.
Tell it apart from these
- End roadworkthis pageEnd of speed limit
The end of the works and the end of the temporary limit are not always at the same point, so read both signs.
End of speed limit: The lower limit finishes here and the normal limit for that road applies from this point.
- End roadworkthis pageRoadwork ahead
The pair bracket a work zone, and on a long project you will meet them repeatedly.
Roadwork ahead: Work is going on in the road ahead, so slow down and watch for changed conditions.
How the knowledge tests use it
The tested idea is that returning to normal speed depends on the next posted limit rather than on the works having ended.
What does this sign mean?
The sign closes out the temporary arrangements. Lanes, surfaces and speed limits return to whatever is normal for that road.
State and territory driver handbooks, roadworks
Common questions
- What does the End roadwork sign mean?
- The work zone finishes here and normal road conditions apply again.
- What should you do when you see a End roadwork sign?
- Check the next permanent speed sign before you accelerate, because the road's normal limit may not be what you assume. Look for loose gravel and temporary line marking, which often continue past the end of the works. Return to normal lane positions once the temporary marking stops.
- Where is the End roadwork sign used?
- At the far end of a work zone, sometimes some distance past the last visible work.
- What is the End roadwork sign confused with?
- End of speed limit: The end of the works and the end of the temporary limit are not always at the same point, so read both signs. Roadwork ahead: The pair bracket a work zone, and on a long project you will meet them repeatedly.
- How do the knowledge tests ask about the End roadwork sign?
- The tested idea is that returning to normal speed depends on the next posted limit rather than on the works having ended.
Try it in a question
Original practice questions, not the official bank. How we write and check them.
More roadwork signs
Orange plate with a black legend or symbol.