When the FIFA World Cup™ arrives in North America in 2026, host cities won’t just be managing world-class sporting events — they’ll be managing a once-in-a-generation surge in traffic, disruption and operational pressure on their road networks.

This will be the largest and most complex FIFA World Cup™ in history:

📍 48 teams
📍 16 host cities
📍 An estimated 6.5 million fans attending matches across the U.S., Canada and Mexico
📍 Countless more participating through Fan Fests, viewing parties and citywide activities

For cities like Los Angeles, Dallas, Houston, Miami and Atlanta, the scale of movement will be unprecedented. Stadiums will fill. Hotels will overflow. Transit networks and arterial roads will face daily spikes in demand.

And without a new, coordinated approach to event closures, traffic management and avoiding work zone clashes, cities risk falling back on outdated methods — leading to more congestion, more confusion, and increased safety risks.

This isn’t business as usual. And that means the playbook for managing roads can’t be either.

 

🌎 A Global Event with Local Pressure

FIFA World Cup matches bring tens — sometimes hundreds — of thousands of people to a city. But they don’t just come for game day. They come early, stay longer, and move frequently — often in unpredictable ways.

Looking at previous tournaments gives a sense of the scale:

  • 🏟️ Qatar 2022: 1.4 million visitors, 18.2 million public transit rides in 29 days

  • 🏙️ Russia 2018: Over 3 million foreign visitors, 5 million free metro rides in Moscow alone

  • 🏖️ Brazil 2014: 1 million+ incremental foreign visitors spread across 12 cities

Those tournaments had fewer venues, more centralized control and, in some cases, public transit-focused design.

In 2026, U.S. cities must balance event traffic with ongoing construction, daily commuting, tourism and freight movement — all on complex, car-centric networks.

And the problem? Many city and state agencies still rely on fragmented systems, spreadsheets and siloed communication to plan and communicate road disruptions.

As any traffic engineer will tell you — what works for daily operations won’t scale to a World Cup.

 

🏈 A Smarter, Unified Approach: Arlington & Omaha

The City of Arlington, TX is already ahead of the curve. With AT&T Stadium regularly hosting large events, Arlington adopted Causeway one.network to modernize how teams plan and communicate road disruptions.

With one.network, Arlington can:

  • Access a single, map-based operational view of roadworks and closures

  • Coordinate between Public Works, Communications and Emergency Response

  • Push real-time updates to navigation providers like Waze and Google Maps

  • Keep the public informed through a live public map

“Partnering with Causeway one.network has been a game changer for how we manage traffic during high-profile events. As we prepare for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, this partnership continues to be a critical part of our strategy,” said Chris Funches, Senior Traffic Engineer for City of Arlington.

Further north, the City of Omaha, NE deployed the platform during the College World Series, using Causeway’s Traffic Management and Live Link tools to:

  • Coordinate closures across departments

  • Empower crews on the ground to send live updates to GPS apps

  • Reduce congestion near the stadium

  • Improve the driver experience for residents and visitors alike

And they’re not alone.

Agencies across the UK — including for the Isle of Man TT Races and Activity Wales Events — use Causeway one.network to manage high-pressure traffic environments and keep road users informed in real time.

 

📋 Coach’s Corner: 3 Smart Plays for Host Cities

🏟️ 1. Put everyone on the same field
Ensure every department — from Public Works to Emergency Services — operates from the same real-time road network view.

⚽ 2. Plan like it’s game day — every day
Think beyond matchdays. Consider weeks of disruption from pre-event setup, post-event breakdowns, and overlapping infrastructure work.

📲 3. Get data into drivers’ hands
Push accurate MOT and closure updates directly to the apps drivers use — before confusion turns into congestion.

 

🛑 Don’t Wait Until the Whistle Blows

With 6.5 million fans expected across 16 host cities, now’s the time to get ahead of disruption.

See how Causeway one.network helps cities like Arlington and Omaha:
✅ Coordinate work zones and closures
✅ Communicate live updates to drivers
✅ Keep road users safe and informed

👉 Book a 20-minute demo
👉 Explore our City of Arlington Case Study →

On‑Demand Webinar

How do you keep traffic flowing through the biggest events in town?

Learn directly from Chris Funches, City Traffic Engineer for Arlington, Texas, as he shares the proven strategies the city uses to manage large-scale event traffic — and how technology plays a key role.

Why this is worth watching

Arlington is home to some of the busiest venues in the U.S. — from the Dallas Cowboys’ AT&T Stadium to Six Flags Over Texas. That means major traffic surges during every event. With the 2026 FIFA World Cup on the horizon, the city is scaling its traffic operations even further.

In this 30-minute session, you’ll learn how Arlington is preparing, responding, and coordinating across teams — and how your city or agency can apply these lessons.

What you’ll learn:

  • How to reduce congestion during event ingress and egress

  • The role of real-time data and mapping technology in managing traffic

  • How traffic teams, public safety, and venues coordinate seamlessly

  • Ways to future-proof your operations for large-scale, recurring events

 

Featuring

Chris Funches
City Traffic Engineer, Arlington, TX
Chris brings real-world experience managing traffic for some of the country’s biggest sports and entertainment events.

Mandy Wiggins
Head of Customer Success, Causeway one.network
Mandy joins to discuss how Causeway one.network helps cities like Arlington optimize their event traffic operations.

Webinar details

Duration: 30 minutes
Watch now: Available on-demand
Hosted by: Roads & Bridges in partnership with Causeway one.network

Want to apply this in your city?

If you’re managing traffic around major events — whether sports, entertainment, or civic — the insights from Arlington are directly applicable.

Let’s talk about how Causeway one.network can help your agency:

✅ Monitor and visualize real-time traffic and disruptions

✅ Coordinate across departments and external partners

✅ Improve the experience for both travelers and residents

👉 Book a 20-minute demo
👉 Explore our City of Arlington Case Study →

This agreement follows Causeway one.network’s successful statewide deployment by the Florida Department of Transportation.

WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 19, 2025 – Causeway one.network, a leading digital work zone and road management platform provider today announced the Utah Department of Transportation has awarded a major, statewide contract to the company to provide its Live Link and Traffic Management software. The company created both solutions to simplify the process of closing traffic lanes while contributing to increased safety and improved efficiency for drivers and work zone crews alike. Through Live Link, a first-of-its-kind solution, authorized operators using an intuitive mobile app can seamlessly manage road and lane closures ensuring vital information is communicated to drivers, right from the work zone.

Paul Madeira, Causeway Technologies, Chief International Growth Officer, expects the deployment to have an immediate impact. “Communicating roadway disruptions quickly and efficiently is the most effective strategy to keeping people safe and maintaining traffic flow,” he said. “Utah DOT’s leadership team clearly understand that, and we’re excited to be part of their commitment to the residents and road users they serve.”

Live Link facilitates near real-time communication of road and lane closures, directly from the work zone to motorists through the most popular navigation apps, including Google Maps, Waze, TomTom, Apple Maps, as well as trucking applications and OEMs. By using Causeway one.network’s Traffic Management and Live Link modules, Utah DOT and its contractors will gain the ability to seamlessly plan, coordinate, and communicate any type of road event and associated traffic management plans, including detours and unplanned incidents, through a single, unified platform. At Causeway, improving Work Zone safety is a company-wide commitment. In 2023 alone, 899 people in the U.S. died and thousands more suffered life changing injuries as the result of work zone crashes.

The Utah DOT agreement represents the second statewide contract for Causeway one.network. The Florida Department of Transportation uses Live Link to power the agency’s Lane Closure Notification System (LCNS), which has posted over 50,000 work zone closures to date.

In the three years since Causeway one.network entered the U.S. market, the company has secured multiple long-term contracts from the East to West Coast. Specializing in work zone and road event management, permitting, and awareness. The company’s Live Link, Plan Share and Traffic Management solutions are in use throughout Florida, Texas, Southern Nevada, and California.

Madeira said, “I believe the widespread adoption of our solutions and our U.S. trajectory is validation of our platform, but also our safety and efficiency promise to American agencies, work zone employees and the driving public.”

WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 6, 2025 – Causeway one.network today announced the appointment of Edward Constancio as Vice President of Sales, USA. In his new role, Constancio will oversee all aspects of Causeway one.network’s sales, customer success, and relationship strategies.

Paul Madeira the company’s Chief International Growth Officer said Constancio’s experience and history of success made him an exciting and natural choice. “Edward has spent more than two decades delivering technology solutions and solving problems for departments of transportation, financial service organizations, and infrastructure construction partners,” he said. “His track record is exemplary and his commitment to customers mirrors ours. We couldn’t be more thrilled to have him join our team.”

Constancio’s arrival comes at crucial moment for Causeway one.network as the company is in a significant growth cycle, expanding operations and sales in the United States. In just three years, Causeway one.network has become a fixture in the work zone and road disruption event marketplace, with numerous statewide, regional, and local software deployments already in place. The company’s Traffic Manager, Live Link and Plan Share application solutions are currently in play from the East Coast to the West, and Constancio sees those deployments as a launch pad for even greater success. “Part of what attracted me to Causeway one.network was the company’s incredible trajectory,” he said. “Yet with all that success, the leadership team remains committed to servicing customers at an incredibly highlevel. In my view, that’s a nexus for opportunity and growth, and I’m really excited to be a part of it.”

Prior to joining Causeway one.network, Constancio Served as VP of Sales at Document Crunch where he developed a scalable software as a service (SaaS) infrastructure and as Vice President of Sales for ConstructConnect, a major construction project data and software company. At Causeway one.network, he plans to expand channel partnerships and provide the sales team with lead opportunities that build sustainable growth.

“Though Causeway one.network is based in the UK, the company understands the American market and clearly, our solutions resonate with US transportation agencies,” Constancio said. “I’m excited to join the team and look forward to working with them to improve work zone safety, streamline the road construction process and accomplish great things for our customers.”

WILMINGTON, Delaware, April 28, 2025 – As the nation focuses on work zone safety this month, Causeway one.network today announced a major milestone in protecting Florida workers and drivers around the state’s road construction sites. Last week the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) in collaboration with Causeway one.network completed its 50,000th lane closure using the state’s Lane Closure Notification System (LCNS), powered by Causeway one.network’s Live Link solution.

Florida DOT was the first agency in the United States to deploy Live Link, which allows authorized users to plan and publish lane and road closure information to America’s major navigation providers, including Waze, Google, and Apple Maps, using an intuitive mobile app right from the work zone. With just a few clicks, workers can notify the public of active work zones, speed limit changes and even announce the presence of workers.

FDOT launched the LCNS as a pilot in August 2022, and following its success, entered into a 3-year deployment agreement in 2023. Since then, the solution has been fully adopted statewide with more than 2,800 FDOT employees, construction engineering and inspection (CEI) teams, and contractors using the Causeway one.network solution in their daily operations. To date, nearly 1,000 users have actively used the system to manage lane closures across more than 12,000 miles of state roads spanning all seven FDOT districts and Florida’s Turnpike Enterprise.

Paul Madeira, Causeway one.network’s Chief International Growth Officer, noted the poignance of reaching such a significant milestone as the nation focuses on work zone safety. “Our company is fully committed to worker and driver safety,” he said. “Our colleagues at FDOT share those values and together, we’ve been able to accomplish something important.” The Florida Transportation Builders’ Association has been an important and enthusiastic advocate for the program, helping drive successful adoption of Live Link across their membership and championing FDOT’s approach to realizing safer work zones and smarter journeys.

“Together, we’ve been able to give crews in work zones a direct and immediate role in their own safety,” said Madeira. Since FDOT’s successful deployment of the Causeway one.network platform, other agencies across the nation have followed suit including the City of Tampa, Hillsborough County, FL, Arlington, TX, the Central Florida Expressway Authority, the Tampa Hillsborough Expressway Authority, Clark County, NV, and many others.