Regulatory · Rectangle · MUTCD 11th edition

R3-15d Preferential Lane Ahead (overhead)

R3-15d Preferential Lane Ahead (overhead) sign from the MUTCD 11th edition: 3 standard sizes (42" × 36", 54" × 48", and 72" × 60"), with letter heights, border widths, and colors.

R3-15d
Drawn at 42" × 36"

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Standard sizes

SizeRoad typeBorderCorner radiusLettersBUS LANE AHEAD
42" × 36"Conventional Road, Single LaneConventional Road, Multi-Lane7/8"2 1/4"6"FHWA Series D
54" × 48"Expressway1 1/4"3"8"FHWA Series D
72" × 60"Freeway1 1/4"3"10"FHWA Series D

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Colors

Legend
Black
Background
White
Border
Black

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Standard reference

  • SHS 2024 sheet 2-113 (R3-15d, 42 x 36); MUTCD 11th ed. Table 2B-1
  • SHS 2024 sheet 2-113 (R3-15d, 54 x 48); MUTCD 11th ed. Table 2B-1
  • SHS 2024 sheet 2-113 (R3-15d, 72 x 60); MUTCD 11th ed. Table 2B-1