How a Traffic Engineer Manages Major Freeway Detours

Detour sign used by a traffic engineer to redirect vehicles during a freeway shutdown

When a major freeway shuts down, most people expect delays. However, few people see how wide the impact can spread. Traffic does not stay near the closed road. Instead, it moves into city streets. Side roads fill up. Intersections clog. Driveways become hard to enter. Delivery trucks struggle to turn. This is when a traffic […]