U24 Temporary Sign – Temporary Contraflow (Lanes by Vehicle Category), 65x85 cm, Class I

U24 Temporary Sign – Temporary Contraflow (Lanes by Vehicle Category), 65x85 cm, Class I

The contraflow panel that assigns lanes by vehicle category: goods vehicles may not use the marked lane. It measures 65x85 cm and has class I retroreflective sheeting.

When class I is used

Class I (RA1) retroreflective sheeting is the basic class in SR 1848-2, with a 7-year service life. For roadworks, the standard requires temporary signs to have at least the class of the permanent signing on the section, so the class I version is used where the existing signs are class I too, typically on county and local roads and on streets without strong lighting.

Where it goes, under SR 1848-1:2024

It goes on roads where, along the contraflow, the lanes are reserved for certain vehicle categories; on this panel, one lane is closed to goods vehicles. SR 1848-1:2024 sets no specific distance for this sign: it is installed under the technical regulations in force for signing roadworks, following the signing layout of the works. Like any sign, it normally goes on the right-hand side of the direction of travel, so that it can be seen from at least 50 m in built-up areas and at least 100 m outside them (SR 1848-2).

What the roadworks rules require (Order 1112/411/2000)

The sign belongs to the advance signing, which is installed first, ahead of the work zone in the direction of travel, with at least 50 cm of clear space outside the carriageway. The rules require signs to be stood on the ground first, to check that they are clearly visible, and only then fixed to a support; no more than two signs go on the same support or side by side, and on one-way roads or bends they can be repeated on the left side or above the road.

On public roads, works are signed under the methodological rules approved by Order MI/MT no. 1112/411/2000. The road closure or traffic restriction is approved by the road authority, with the traffic police's agreement, on the basis of a signing layout endorsed as final, a copy of which the contractor keeps at the work site. The contractor installs, completes and maintains the signing for the whole job, removes it at the end and restores the original signing; accidents caused by incomplete or missing temporary signing are entirely the contractor's responsibility.

At night, if the existing signing on the road is retroreflective, the temporary signing must be retroreflective too and can be supplemented with flashing or sequential (“cascade”) amber lamps; on main and connecting streets in towns, retroreflective temporary signs are supplemented with flashing amber lamps.

Technical data

• 65x85 cm yellow panel with the diverted lanes and a no-goods-vehicles sign on one of them;
• 1 mm galvanised steel sheet, with rounded corners and pressed edges, no sharp edges;
• electrostatically painted;
• class I retroreflective sheeting (RA1), with a 7-year service life;
• fixings included: 2 clamps for Ø48 mm posts and 4 bolts with nuts;
• compliant with SR EN 12899-1:2007, SR 1848-1:2024, SR 1848-2:2011 and SR 1848-3:2011.

Mounting and size

Fixings for the post are included: 2 clamps for Ø48 mm posts and 4 bolts with nuts; clamps for Ø60 mm posts are available on request. The bottom edge of the sign goes 1.50–2.50 m above the road or kerb, and the edge nearest the road 0.50–2.0 m from the road platform.

The 65x85 cm size is the one SR 1848-2 sets for county and local roads and streets; national roads call for 80x120 cm, and motorways for 120x180 cm.