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A white arrow on a dark charcoal background. Its shaft rises straight up from the bottom, then bends at an angle toward the upper right and continues as a straight diagonal line to a solid arrowhead pointing up and to the right.
MUTCD
3B.12
Position
symbol
Color
white
Type
symbolic
National · Pavement Markings

Lane-Reduction Arrow

White pavement arrow that runs straight then bends off to one side, warning that this lane is ending and drivers should merge in the direction the arrow points.

A lane-reduction arrow is a white pavement marking whose shaft runs straight and then bends toward the adjacent lane, warning drivers that their lane is ending ahead. It is placed within the lane in advance of a lane-reduction transition, where the number of through lanes drops because the roadway narrows. Drivers should move into the open lane in the direction the arrow points before the lane runs out. It reinforces the Lane Ends warning signs and lane-line markings used through the same transition.

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Source

AI-generated SVG, Federal MUTCD 11th Edition (2023) Part 3 reference (original)

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