Do you need a traffic control plan for an encroachment permit?
September 29, 2026 · B&F Traffic Control
If your work will occupy a public street, sidewalk or shoulder, you'll usually need an encroachment permit from whoever owns the road. And when the work affects traffic, the permit usually needs a traffic control plan.
Who issues the permit
It depends on the road. City streets are permitted by the city, unincorporated county roads by the county public works department, and state highways by Caltrans. One project can touch more than one, and each wants its own approval.
What a traffic control plan shows
Where the signs go, how traffic is moved around the work, the tapers and buffers, how pedestrians and cyclists get through, and when the setup is in place. It's the agency's way of checking that the work zone will be safe.
Why it matters to your schedule
An incomplete or non-compliant plan is one of the easiest ways to stall a permit. Getting the traffic plan right the first time keeps it from being the thing that holds your approval up.
How we help
We prepare traffic control plans to local requirements, help with the permit paperwork, and then set up the work zone from the same plan. Send us the location, the scope and your dates.
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