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OSHA Highway Work Zones and Signs, Signals, and Barricades

OSHA's construction page on highway work zone safety, including traffic control devices, flagging, and worker protection from vehicles. Even parking-lot sealcoating and striping jobs face live traffic at entrances and drive lanes. Foremen setting up cones and signs should know what OSHA expects.

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Open source — OSHA

Free · outside site

For
New Crew Member, Laborer, Equipment Operator, Sealcoating Technician, Crack Repair Technician, Asphalt Maintenance Technician, Pavement Marking Technician, Concrete Maintenance Technician, Snow and Ice Worker, Crew Leader, Foreman, Supervisor, Owner-Operator
Jurisdiction
US-federal
Version
1.0 · Published
Source identity checked
2026-09-09
Maintained by
OSHA

Sources

  1. [1]Highway Work Zones and Signs, Signals, and Barricades - Overview — OSHA · checked 2026-09-09

Educational only. Your employer is responsible for the safety and compliance program on your job. Talk to a qualified professional where a decision depends on it.