MUTCD EM2-2 · Emergency and evacuation signs
Location of traffic control point during emergencies
What it means
Indicates location of traffic control point during emergencies.
What to do about it
It is an evacuation route sign: it marks the route to follow when authorities order an evacuation. (MUTCD EM2-2.)
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Get the appSign designations follow the MUTCD and the California MUTCD published by Caltrans; meanings are checked against the California Driver's Handbook (DL 600, rev. 6/2025). Edited by Fernando Aguilera. Aprobify is not affiliated with the California DMV.
Signs in the same family
These sit next to it in the emergency and evacuation signs series — the ones most easily mixed up with it.
- EM1-1 Designated evacuation route for emergency situations
- EM1-1a Designated hurricane evacuation route
- EM1-2 Designated tsunami evacuation route
- EM2-1 An area is closed during emergency conditions
- EM2-3 Instructs drivers to maintain top safe speed during emergency conditions
- EM2-4 Road use permit is required for through traffic during emergencies
