Road machinery (distance) ahead (CW21-3) road sign (MUTCD CW21-3)
MUTCD CW21-3

Road machinery (distance) ahead (CW21-3) Road Sign

What this sign means

Alerts drivers that road machinery is operating the posted distance ahead, so expect slow or stopped equipment entering and crossing the roadway.

Sign group
W21 series Road work
MUTCD code
CW21-3
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