Permits and DOT
Buy America Requirements for Traffic Control Devices: What Changed in October 2026
FHWA ended its 1983 waiver for manufactured products. Final assembly in the United States applied from October 1, 2025, and a 55 percent domestic content test applies to Federal-aid projects obligated on or after October 1, 2026. Here is how the rule is built, what it means for signs, sign supports and electronic devices, and why most temporary traffic control sits outside it.
Oct 10, 2026 · 14 min read
