SIGNS ON

EXPRESSWA
Y
AND
TRAFFIC
INSTRUCTIO
NS SIGNS
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
EXPRESSWAY
APPROACH SIGNS
EXPRESSWAY
INFORMATION SIGNS
ADVANCE EXIT SIGNS
EXPRESSWAY EXIT
DIRECTION SIGNS
EXPRESSWAY SERVICE
SIGNS
END OF EXPRESSWAY
TOLL SIGNS
EXPRESSWAY TRAFFIC
INSTRUCTION AND
REGULATORY SIGNS
DESIGN
TYPE
SUPPLEMENTARY
SIGNS
MOVEMENT
INSTRUCTION SIGNS
 EXPRESSWAY
APPROACH SIGNS
(GE1)
THESE SIGNS SHALL HAVE REFLECTORIZED WHITE LEGEND ON REFLECTORIZED
GREEN
BACKGROUND SO THAT THEY ARE VISIBLE AT NIGHT.
THESE SIGNS ARE TO BE INSTALLED IN ADVANCE OR AT THE NEAREST INTERSECTION
OR INTERCHANGE LEADING TO THE EXPRESSWAY.
 EXPRESSWAY
INFORMATION
SIGNS (GE2)
THE SIGNS SHALL HAVE
REFLECTORIZED WHITE
LEGEND ON REFELCTORIZED
LIGHT-GREEN BACKGROUND.

PROHIBITED ON EXPRESSWAY
TOLL CHARGES (ADVANCE INFORMATION)
LANE DIRECTION SIGNS
 PROHIBITED
ON
EXPRESSWAY
-these signs offer advance
information that prohibits
travelling on expressways
 TOLL CHARGES

the advance toll charges

information sign is located in
advance to the toll plaza to inform
motorsits the amount of toll
charges required to pay at the toll
plaza
TOLL CHARGES
(GE2-2)
WHAT IS RFID?

RFID stickers are electronic

stickers or smart labels placed on
the inside of a vehicle's windshield,
its license plate, or the headlights.
Upon entering a tollgate, RFID
scanners will read these stickers to
check the account of the user and
deduct the specific toll fees
LANE DIRECTION
SIGNS (GE2-3)
Lane Direction signs
are used to guide the
motorist onto correct
lanes leading to an
intersection or an
interchange.
 ADVANCE
EXIT SIGNS
ADVANCE EXIT SIGNS SHALL BE ERECTED IN
ADVANCE OF AN EXIT RAMP TO ADVICE DRIVERS
OF THE PRINCIPAL DESTINATIONS TO BE REACHED
FROM THE EXIT RAMP, AND/OR THE DISTANCE TO
THE EXIT POINT. NOT MORE THAN TWO
EXI DESTINATIONS SHOULD BE SHOWN ON THE SIGN. EXI
T T
 GE3-1
ADVANCE EXIT
WITH DISTANCE
 Alabang
EXIT 1 km
R I G H T LAN E

GE3-2
ADVANCE EXIT WITH THE DISTANCE
PLUS RIGHT LANE AND, WHERE
APPLICABLE, A ROUTE MARKER
COULD BE INCLUDED
 GE3-3
SUPPLEMENTARY ADVANCE
(NEXT EXIT)
 EXPRESSWAY
EXIT
DIRECTION
SIGN
GE4-1
GE4-2
GE4-3
EXI EXI
T T
 San Fernando
Olongapo
EXIT

SHALL BE ERECTED
GE4-1 OVERHEAD BEFORE THE
EXIT SIGNS WITH EXIT RAMP OF THE
DESTINATION INTERCHARGE
 NEXT EXIT
4 km

IS PLACED BELOW THE FIRST ADVANCE

GE4-2 EXIT SIGN AT AN INTERCHANGE WHERE
IT IS DESIRABLE TO INFORM DRIVERS
THE NEXT THAT IT WILL BE AN UNEXPECTEDLY
LONG DISTANCE BEFORE THEY AGAIN
EXIT LEAVE THE EXPRESSWAY.
 EXIT

SIGN IS ALWAYS PLACED AT THE EXIT

GE4-3 RAMP GORE, 20m TO 30m BACK FROM

THE PHYSICAL NOSE. THE GE-3A
THE EXIT VERSION IS USED WHERE EXITS ARE
NUMBERED
 EXPRESSWAY
SERVICE SIGNS
(GE5)
SIGNING TO SERVICES ON OR OFF EXPRESSWAYS CAN EITHER BE:

TO SERVICES PROVIDED ON THE EXPRESSWAYS SUCH AS

REST AREA, TRUCK PARKING AREA OR A SERVICE CENTER;
OR,

TO SERVICES PROVIDED ON THE EXPRESSWAYS SUCH AS

RESTAURANTS, GASOLINE STATIONS AND INFORMATION
CENTER
EXI EXI
T T
 REST AREA
(GE5-1 to GE5-3)

REST AREAS ADJACENT TO AN EXPRESSWAY ARE USUALLY

LOCATED AWAY FROM THE MAIN CARRIAGEWAY VIA A
RAMP SO THAT OTHER GUIDE SIGNS DO NOT INFLUENCE
THE SIGN DIRECTING TRAFFIC TO THEM

THE SIGN GE5-3A OR GE5-3B SHALL BE ERECTED IN THE

FOREGOING DIRECTION BY ARROW TO THE REST AREA

EXI EXI
T T
 GE5-3
GE5-1 GE5-1A GE5-2
 OTHER EXPRESSWAY
SERVICE SIGNS

(GE5-4 to GE5-6)

THESE SIGNS INCLUDE ADVANCE INFORMATION

FOR SERVICE CENTER (GE5-4); TRUCK PARKING
(GE5-5) FACILITIES OR OTHER FACILITIES OFF
THE EXPRESSWAY. THE ADVANCE
INFORMATION SIGNS SHOULD BE FOLLOWED
BY EXIT SIGNS SHOWING THESE FACILITIES
EXI EXI
(e.g., GE5-7)
T T
 GE5-7
GE5-4 GE5-5 GE5-6
 END OF
EXPRESSWAY
(GE6)

A warning of the end of an expressway is provided by sign at 1km or 2km

in advance. This should be followed by a CHECK BRAKES Sign and
REDUCE SPEED NOW Sign at approximately 400m from the end of the
expressway. The END EXPRESSWAY sign id placed at the end of the
expressway. All these signs have white legend on reflectorized light-green
background.
 END
E X P R WAY
1 km
GE6-1
 END
E X P R WAY
2 km
GE6-1A
 S TAR T
E X P R WAY
GE6-2
 END
E X P R WAY
GE6-3
 TOLL SIGNS
(GE7)

I.General Application
When a toll plaza is located on an expressway, it is necessary to provide the motorist with advance
warning of the toll barrier. At least, 2km from the toll plaza, a sign TOLL PLAZA AHEAD with
distance 2km with black legend on white background should be erected. At 400m from the toll
plaza, the sign REDUCE SPEED NOW should be erected and at approximately 200m before the
plaza, STOP AT THE TOLL GATE with black legend on white background should be erected. All
signs shall be full reflectorize.

The Toll Signs shall be rectangular in shape, black legend on white reflectorized background,
except STOP AT TOLL GATE, which requires red legend on reflectorized white background.
TOLL SIGNS
(GEC7)

II.SIGN SIZE
 EXPRESSWAY
TRAFFIC
INSTRUCTION AND
REGULATORY
SIGNS
These special signs are normally exclusively for expressways. These signs are
(GE8)
normally rectangular in shape with black legend and white reflectorized
background except WRONG WAY – GO BACK and REDUCE SPEED NOW,
which have white legend on reflectorized red background. Other Regulatory
Signs such as Speed Restriction signs belong to the normal Regulatory Sign
series.

Traffic Instruction Signs associated with expressway use are the following:
I. WRONG WAY – GO BACK
I.REDUCE SPEED NOW
III. RIGHT LANE ENDS 500m
IV. RIGHT LANE ENDS, MERGE LEFT; LANE ENDS
MERGE; MERGE LEFT; SLOW VEHICLES USE RIGHT
LANE
IV. RIGHT LANE ENDS, MERGE LEFT; LANE ENDS
MERGE; MERGE LEFT; SLOW VEHICLES USE RIGHT
LANE
V. CHECK BRAKES
TRAFFIC
INSTRUCTION
SIGNS (TYPE S)
Special Instruction signs are those used at locations where ordinary guide
and regulatory signs do not achieve the desired result. These signs instruct
the motorist tofollow a direction or to obey a course of action
Traffic Instruction signs are normally not regulatory signs but are used in
conjunction with regulatory or warning signs to form a standard treatment.
and to support the operation of traffic rules.
 6.1 Design

These signs are generally rectangUlar in shape, with white refleclorized

background and black legends.Legends must be concise and specific and
letter size adopted will depenci on the usage Dut in general should not be
smaller than 80mm D or E series.
An Instruction sign should notcarry long messages and where possible no
more than five (5) lines of message should be used. Other design criteria
shoUld be based on thpse for gUide signs.
 6.2 Type

Two major types of Instruction signs are used. namely, Supplem

signs and Movement Instruction signs
 6.3Supplementary Signs (S1)
These signs include thoce which are normally used in conjunction with
other
signs, either Warning Signs (Wj or Regulatory Signs (R›. Sign sizes are
as follows:
Table 6.1: Supplementary Signs

SIGN SIGN NUMBER SIZE

USE OVERPASS S1-1 600 X 300

USE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING S1-2 600 X 450

S1-3A 800 X 600

TRUCK USE LOW GEAR
S1-3B 1000 X 750

CHECK BRAKES S1-4 620 X 420

 6.3.1 1USE
OVERPASS (51-1);
USE PEDESTRIAN
CROSSING(51-2)

The USE OVERPASS sign (S1-1) and the USE PEDESTRIAN CROSSING
(S1-2) signs are Used in conjunction with NO PEDESTRIAN CROSSING disc (R3-10).
 6.3.1 TRUCKS USE
LOW GEAR (S1•3);
CHECK BRAKES
(S1•4)

The TRUCKS USE LOW GEAR sign is Used in conjunction with the STEEP
DECENT warning sign (W5-4) at the top of lang and steep downgrades. It
should be erected between thewarning sign andthe start of the down grade, or
immediately below the warningsign to match the sign size. The CHECK
BRAKES sign (S1-4) is also used in conjunction with W5-4, and should be
erected at approximately 300m after the warning sign. The CHECK BRAKES
sign is also used on the approach to the end of an expressway. See also Section 5
9.5.
6.3.1 TRUCKS USE
LOW GEAR (S1•3);
CHECK BRAKES
(S1•4)
 Slan Sign Number Size

REDUCE SPEED S2-1 1500 x 750

STOP HERE ON RED SIGNAL S2·2 450 x 750

TURN LEFT \MTH CARE S2-3L 400X 600

TURN RIGHT ANYTIME WITH CARE S2-3R 750X 500

DETOUR FOR HIGH VEHICLES CL & Rl S2-4A 1300 x 350

DETOUR FOR HEAVY VEHICLES Cl & Rl S2-4A(L)(R) 1400X 350

GIVEWAY TO PEDESTRIANS S2-5 900 X 600

NO RIGHT TURN ON RED SIGNAL S2-6 500X 600

SLOWVEHICLES USE RIGHT LANE S2-7 600 x 900

MABAGAL NA SASAKYAN
S2-7A
MAMALAGISA KANAN

TRAK AT BUS MAMALAGISA KANAN

S2-7B
MALIBAN KUNG LULUSOT

S2-6A
600 X 400
NO THROUGHROAD S2-6B
900X 600

ROAD CLOSED S2-9 900X 550

FORM ONE ' -"LANE S2-10 600 X 600

AlT ROUTE for TRUCKS and BUSES S2-11 2100 X 350

 REDUCE SPEED

This sign indicates that you should reduce your

speed while approaching this area. It's often
placed in areas where there may be hazards or
changes in the road.
 STOP HERE ON RED
SIGNAL

This sign reminds drivers to

come to a complete stop at this
point when a red traffic signal is
displayed.
TURN LEFT
WITH CARE

This sign advises drivers to make

a left turn, but to do so with
caution, ensuring it's safe to
proceed.
TURN RIGHT
WITH CARE

Similar to the previous sign, this

one indicates that a right turn can
be made, but it should be done
with caution.
LOW CLEARANCE
AHEAD HIGH This sign warns drivers of a
VEHICLES low clearance ahead and
DETOUR advises high vehicles to take
an alternative route.
DETOUR FOR
HIGH VEHICLES

High vehicles are instructed to take a

detour, likely to avoid an area with low
clearance.
GIVE WAY TO
PEDESTRIANS

This sign reminds drivers to yield the

right of way to pedestrians who are
crossing the road.
 NO RIGHT TURN
ON RED SIGNAL

It indicates that a right turn is

not allowed when a red traffic
signal is displayed.
 SLOW VEHICLES
USE RIGHT LANE

This sign advises slow-moving

vehicles to use the right lane,
allowing faster-moving traffic to
pass on the left.
 TRUCK AT BUS MAMALAGI
SA KANAN MALIBAN KUNG
LULUSOT

This sign appears to be in a

language other than English,
but it seems to instruct trucks
and buses to keep to the right
lane unless overtaking.
NO THROUGH
ROAD

This sign indicates that the road does

not continue beyond this point and is a
dead-end.
ROAD CLOSED

It signifies that the road is closed to all

traffic, and drivers should not proceed.
 FORM ONE LANE

Drivers are expected to

merge into a single lane
ahead, usually due to
roadwork or lane closures.
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE
FOR TRUCKS AND
BUSSES

This sign suggests an alternative route for

trucks and buses, likely to avoid road
obstructions or restrictions.
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