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Traffic OS — Shoulder and median work traffic control explained

Sep 17, 2026

Shoulder and Median Work Traffic Control Explained

Shoulder work looks like the easy job and is where a lot of struck-by risk lives. What the MUTCD requires when you close a shoulder, when a shoulder job becomes a lane closure, how freeway shoulders differ, what changes in the median, and how to run these jobs without cutting corners.