Abstract: Systems and methods for systems and methods for automatically managing updates to traffic control devices that are determined to not impact traffic flows during the update process are described. A system embodiment includes, but is not limited to, a processor; a vehicle data source; a traffic control device monitor; a traffic control device location source; an update distribution system; at least one traffic control device communicatively coupled with the update distribution system; and a device notification system, wherein the processor is configured to analyze data received from at least one of the vehicle data source, the traffic control device monitor, and the traffic control device location source and determine whether the at least one traffic control device can switch to an updated traffic control device component from the update distribution system without impacting traffic flow of vehicles past the least one traffic control device.