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Vertical green rectangle with white text reading NEXT PASSING LANE 5 MILES.
MUTCD
D17-3
Category
guide
Color
green
Shape
rectangle vertical
National · MUTCD Sign Reference

Next Passing Lane

A passing lane is available ahead at the indicated distance.

On two-lane highways, advises drivers that an added passing lane is coming up so platoons of traffic behind slower vehicles can clear. Slower drivers should be ready to keep right and let faster vehicles pass safely in the added lane.

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Source

Wikimedia Commons: File:MUTCD D17-3.svg (Public domain)

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