How Are Barricades / Traffic Control Used in the Film Industry?

Temporary traffic control through the use of barricades, signs, cones, and other channelizing devices help create a safe setting for film crew as well as the general public by rerouting everyday traffic around filming locations instead of allowing traffic through them. This includes foot traffic as well as vehicular traffic.

If there are scenes that require crashes, explosions, live animals, or other unusual production elements, traffic control barriers and personnel are vital to ensure that the public remain at a safe distance away from the filming location. Traffic control also allows a production’s cast and crew to work uninterrupted, which helps to minimize the amount of time spent working in a specific location that may need to be accessible at a later time in the day or week.

Some examples of the different ways that traffic control is used include:

Traffic Control Plans / Placement for Production Work

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Crowd Control Barricades to Create Separate Work Zones

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No Parking Barricades

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Street Closures

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Other Roadwork / Specialty Signs

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Jason Bourne, one of the productions filmed in Nevada this year, required part of the Las Vegas Strip to be closed for filming. Watch some “behind the scenes” footage of the car chase scene below:

Bourne 5 Car Jump Stunt at Bally’s by Vital Vegas (YouTube)

In Nevada, we have companies with over 60 years of experience providing quality traffic control services. Check out our online Nevada Production Directory for a list of companies in Nevada offering traffic control services or drop by our office and pick up a free printed directory!

If you offer traffic control services in Nevada and are not yet listed in our Nevada Production Directory, you can learn more about how to sign up for the NPD here.

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