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Traffic OS — a highway work zone with a cone taper guiding traffic past a closed lane

Aug 8, 2026

What Is Temporary Traffic Control? A Working Definition for Contractors

Temporary traffic control is the discipline of moving road users safely past work that has taken part of the road away. Here is what the term actually covers, how the federal framework is structured, and where the contractor's obligations begin and end.