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23. Roadworks

Roadworks are construction, maintenance, repair or inspection activities carried out on or beside a road. They may temporarily change the road layout, lane widths, speed limits, priority, permitted directions and facilities for pedestrians or cyclists.

Drivers must follow the temporary signs, traffic lights, barriers, road markings and instructions from authorised personnel. They should reduce speed, increase their following distance and remain prepared for narrow lanes, stopped traffic, workers, machinery and sudden changes in the route.

Roadworks
Temporary roadworks traffic signs. (Finland)
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What should you watch for when approaching roadworks in Finland?

Look for temporary warnings, cones, barriers, narrow lanes and construction vehicles. Road layouts can change temporarily, including lane shifts, traffic-light control and short one-way sections. Expect workers and slow or stationary traffic near the worksite.

🔗 finlex.fi • Finlex, Finnish Road Traffic Act 729/2018 — 5, 8, 74–82; Annex 3 A11/A23 and regulatory signs

🔗 finlex.fi • Finlex — corresponding current Finnish statutory text

Is a temporary speed limit at roadworks binding in Finland?

Where an authorised temporary regulatory speed limit is in force, you must obey it. A roadworks warning alone should not be mistaken for a new numerical limit, but conditions may require driving more slowly.

🔗 finlex.fi • Finlex, Finnish Road Traffic Act 729/2018 — 5, 8, 74–82; Annex 3 A11/A23 and regulatory signs

🔗 finlex.fi • Finlex — corresponding current Finnish statutory text

What if only one lane remains open through roadworks in Finland?

Follow the temporary signals, stop/go instructions, lane arrows and priority signs. Do not enter an opposing traffic lane until permitted, and give vulnerable road users and road workers extra room.

🔗 finlex.fi • Finlex, Finnish Road Traffic Act 729/2018 — 5, 8, 74–82; Annex 3 A11/A23 and regulatory signs

🔗 finlex.fi • Finlex — corresponding current Finnish statutory text

Warning for roadworks. Warning for roadworks.

English • Traffic sign A11 • Roadworks. Warns of a section where machinery, workers or hazards caused by work or unfinished work, such as loose stones or holes, may be present.

Suomi • Liikennemerkki A11 • Tietyö. Merkillä varoitetaan tieosuudesta, jolla saattaa olla työkoneita, työntekijöitä taikka työstä tai työn keskeneräisyydestä johtuvia vaaroja, kuten irtokiviä tai kuoppia.

Svenska • Vägmärke A11 • Vägarbete. Märket varnar för en vägsträcka där det kan förekomma maskiner eller arbetare eller finnas faror som föranleds av arbetet eller av att arbetet är ofullbordat, t.ex. lösa stenar eller gropar.

Sources

🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Finlex.fi • Tieliikennelaki 729/2018 • liite 3.1 (FI)

🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Finlex.fi • Vägtrafiklag 729/2018 • bilaga 3.1 (SV)

SVG source: Commons.wikimedia.org • Wikimedia original
Republic of Finland • Public domain • Original revision 2020-06-21. Wikimedia original unmodified.

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