Motorway information signs
All motorway signs are blue. The following table identifies the most common signs and what they mean.
Motorway signs What they mean
Motorway ahead
There is an entrance to a motorway ahead and the road users listed on the sign must not enter the motorway.
Entry to motorway
The road user is now entering a motorway and must obey motorway rules. This sign usually appears beside the ‘motorway ahead’ sign.
Countdown sign
The driver is 300 metres from the next exit off the motorway.
Countdown sign
The driver is 200 metres from the next exit.
Countdown sign
The driver is 100 metres from the next exit.
There are 500 metres to the end of the motorway.
Motorway ends 500m ahead
End of motorway
The driver has reached the end of the motorway.
Lane gain sign An additional lane is joining the motorway.
Next exit sign Indicates distance to the next exit and supplementary routes.
Motorists must follow a particular symbol in order to re-join the motorway at the next junction.
Emergency closure of sections on the motorway