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NOTES:
 * 1) This sign requires authorisation by the Secretary of State.
 * 2) The red cross on the upper panel may be composed of (a) individual lamps or (b) take the form of a VMS sign.
 * 3) The red cross shall show a steady light and the four corner red lamps shall flash in alternate vertical pairs.
 * 4) A means of obscuring the sign remotely from the driver’s cab should be fitted to cover and uncover the lower sign to diagram 7029.
 * 5) The sign to diagram 7029 must be reflectorised in accordance with the relevant special signs authorisation.
 * 6) The lower panel should be reflectorised using the same material as the sign to diagram 7403 (see paragraph .O10).

Comprehensive advance signing is essential to facilitate the temporary closure of entry slip roads. Depending upon the geometry of the slip road and the volume of traffic using it, the slip road can be closed at its downstream end, (Plans MCC2 and MCC3) or at its entry (Plan MCC4). See also Section O11.5.

When a works vehicle is used to bring the slip road traffic to a halt, a manually operated "STOP" sign to diagram 7023, 900 mm in diameter should be used. The manner in which this sign is used is described in Section O11.18.

If, following a risk assessment, the decision is made to use a works vehicle fitted with a lorrymounted crash cushion, the sign used on this vehicle is shown in Figure 11.2 below. 149