United States
Pavement Markings
Work Zone Pavement Markings Long Descriptions

The "Lane Closure on Two-Lane Road Using Traffic Control Signal" figure shows a vertical two-lane roadway with one lane of traffic in each direction. Downward-pointing black arrows in the left lane and upward-pointing arrows in the right lane denote the direction of traffic. The opposing lanes are shown separated by a broken yellow line. A shoulder is shown to the right of each travel lane. The shoulders are shown separated from the travel lanes by a solid white line. A temporary white stop line is shown on the pavement extending across the northbound lane. In advance of the stop line, a solid yellow line is shown on the pavement to the right of the broken yellow line. A series of orange squares, denoting channelizing devices, is shown. The devices are shown beginning at the far right edge of the right shoulder and tapering to the white line separating the shoulder from the right lane. A black circle-and-arrow symbol, denoting a traffic signal, is shown at the right side of the shoulder facing oncoming northbound traffic, and another is shown opposite it in the middle of the left shoulder of the southbound lane, also facing northbound traffic. Beyond the signal, the channelizing devices are shown continuing to taper to the left to the broken yellow line separating the two lanes. The devices then are shown continuing in a straight line along the broken yellow line and to the left of the work space in the right lane, denoted by a vertical rectangle with diagonal black and white stripes. Another taper area is shown beyond the work space, where the channelizing devices are shown tapering back from the broken yellow line to the right edge of the right lane. Temporary pavement marking is shown along the length of the channelizing devices from the right edge of the pavement at the south end adjacent to the traffic signal symbol to the end of the taper at the left edge of the shoulder on the north end. The marking is shown as a solid white line to the left of the devices. Beyond the taper, a traffic signal symbol is shown on the right shoulder facing southbound traffic, and another is shown opposite it in the middle of the left shoulder of the southbound lane, also facing southbound traffic.

The "Half Road Closure on Multi-Lane High Speed Highway" figure shows a vertical four-lane highway with two lanes of traffic in each direction. Downward-pointing black arrows in the two left lanes and upward-pointing arrows in the two right lanes denote the direction of traffic. The opposing lanes are shown separated by a solid double yellow line. A shoulder is shown to the right of each right travel lane. The shoulders are shown separated from the travel lanes by a solid white line. The two lanes in each direction are shown separated from each other by a broken white line. A series of orange squares, denoting channelizing devices, is shown beginning at the far right edge of the right shoulder and tapering to the left to the white line separating the shoulder from the right lane. A series of channelizing devices is shown along the solid double yellow line and continuing past a horizontal rectangle with diagonal black and white stripes, denoting a work space. The channelizing devices are shown beginning to taper to the left again to the center of the roadway. The devices then are shown continuing straight along the center of the roadway to the left of the work space. White edge line is shown just to the left of the devices as they taper and continues straight. A double yellow line is also shown tapering to the left to the center of the southbound lanes, then running vertically to a point slightly beyond the work space. From this point, a single yellow line is shown tapering back to the middle of the roadway. Continuing straight along the broken white line through an undimensioned buffer space labeled optional, joining the devices from the original solid double yellow line, continuing past the work space in the northbound lane, tapering to the left again to the solid double yellow line, and then continuing straight along the line until they are opposite the arrow panel in the northbound lane.

The "Lane Shift on Freeway" figure shows one side of a vertical freeway with three lanes. Upward-pointing black arrows in each lane denote the direction of traffic. The lanes are shown separated from each other by broken white lines. Left and right shoulders are shown outside the lanes. The left shoulder is shown separated from the left lane by a solid yellow line. The right shoulder is shown separated from the right lane by a solid white line. One-third from the bottom of the figure, a series of orange squares denoting channelizing devices is shown beginning and tapering from the left edge of the left shoulder to the left edge of the solid yellow line between the shoulder The yellow edge line is shown extending from the solid yellow edge line and angling upward toward the right, shifting the left travel lane to the right one lane. The yellow edge line is shown extending vertically past a series of closely spaced white rectangles, representing temporary barriers, and a vertical rectangle with diagonal black stripes, representing a work space. The yellow edge line then is shown angling upward to the left for a rejoin with the solid yellow edge line. Two solid single white lines are following exactly the same pattern. They are shown as extensions of the two normal broken white lane lines and the white edge line and are shown shifting the normal middle and right lanes one lane width to the right. Above the channelizing device closest to the left edge of the shoulder, a series of closely spaced channelizing devices is shown continuing the row of channelizing devices that taper the shoulder by extending upward from the solid yellow edge line at an angle to the right edge of the left lane. The channelizing devices are shown on the left side of the temporary yellow edge line and continuing along that line to the beginning of the work space. The work space is shown straddling the left shoulder and the closed left travel lane. From the end of the work space, a series of channelizing devices is shown tapering to the left to the left edge of the shoulder, which is opposite the point where the lane shift to the left is shown ending.