Digital Traffic Control Plans

A digital traffic control plan is the same TCP, produced and shared digitally. It can speed up review and keep everyone on the current version, but the standards and approval process do not change.

Last reviewed: June 24, 2026

What It Is

A digital traffic control plan (TCP) is a plan created, reviewed, shared, and versioned in software rather than only on paper.

It is still a project-specific plan that follows the applicable standards and goes through the same agency review and approval.

How It Is Used

  • To build a plan faster from standard details and reuse project templates.
  • To share the plan and track review comments so everyone works from the current version.
  • To keep an auditable history of changes and approvals.

Why It Matters

  • Version confusion is a real source of field problems; a clear current version helps the field build what was approved.
  • Faster, clearer review can shorten the path to an approved plan.

Considerations & Limits

  • A digital plan still has to follow the standards and be approved by the agency — the format does not grant approval.
  • The field needs the approved version available on site, digital or printed.
  • Only the approved version should be built, however it is shared.

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