Detour Ahead Sign

Roll-Up Signs

This Detour Ahead Sign is designed to be used as a warning to drivers that a detour is ahead because the street is closed. This orange Detour Ahead sign is available in reflective and non-reflective versions, and as roll-up vinyl or aluminum materials. This Road Work Temporary Traffic Control Sign is MUTCD TTC and MUTCD W20-2 compliant.

Roll-up signs material grades

• Fluorescent Non-Reflective Solid Vinyl signs are recommended for day time use only, this material is not MUTCD compliant when used at night.
• Fluorescent Super Bright Reflective Vinyl signs are MUTCD compliant when used day or night.

Roll-Up Sign Bracket Compatibility

• Compatible with Latch Brackets.
• Compatible with Universal Brackets.
• Compatible with all Roll-up Brackets.
• View and order sign stands with roll-up bracket options.

Roll-Up Sign Features

• Unit Weight, without flags: 4 lb
• Unit Weight, with flags: 5 lb
• Storage Size: 4" x 4" x 50"

Roll-Up Sign with Flag Assembly

Our folding flag system allows permanent attachment of two 18" fluorescent orange vinyl flags. Flags roll up with the sign for easy storage and fast deployment. Sliding clips quickly lock flags in their open position.

Roll-Up Sign Plastic Corner Pockets

At 3/4" deep, the Delta Rib Pocket is designed to be easier to deploy than conventional pockets. Made of tough polycarbonate, it features increased strength and the smallest storage diameter in the industry.

Featuring a full depth design, rectangular pockets are typically used at the top and bottom of the sign. Made of tough polycarbonate, they will fit all pocket style sign holders.

The image above shows the overlay size applicable to this legend for either the 36" or 48" sign.

Overlay Option

Several of the roll-up signs on this website will have velcro added to specific words that allows for multiple messages to be displayed using a single roll-up sign. Overlays are made from the same material as the sign and come with velcro strips on the back.

Rigid Aluminum Signs

Rigid signs material grades

• .080" Fluorescent Diamond Grade Work Zone Reflective Aluminum signs are MUTCD compliant when used day or night.

Rigid Sign Bracket / Stand Compatibility

• Compatible only with Rigid Sign Brackets
• List of products on the website with Rigid Sign Brackets
• X4702 - Dual Spring Sign Stand
• X4704 - Heavy Duty Tripod Stand

Rigid Sign Features

• Sign weight: 11 lb
• Mounting holes: 2 holes at 3/8" diameter, positioned top and bottom

MUTCD Compliance

2009 Edition Part 6 Figure 6F-2. Methods of Mounting Signs Other Than on Posts

The fourth example shows an orange diamond-shaped sign with a black border and letters with the words "UTILITY WORK AHEAD" in three lines mounted on a vertical pole that is mounted on four horizontal supports. The distance from the bottom of the sign to the bottom of the supports is labeled as "1 ft MIN. above the traveled way." At the top of the sign, three orange flags are shown mounted equidistant apart from each other on short staffs that extend out from the top of the vertical pole at 45-degree angles.