Disclosed is a pre-tactical control device (1) for controlling traffic, which is to be connected to a tactical control system (2) used for assigning times of traffic events that are to be respected by means of transport at defined traffic junctions. Said pre-tactical control device (1) establishes target times (tz) for traffic events of individual means of transport at the defined traffic junctions within a pre-tactical control time horizon which is greater than a tactical control time horizon of the tactical control system (2), the pre-tactical control device (1) comprising at least one assigned time of a traffic event. The target times (tz) are determined at least in accordance with predefined traffic plans (FP), updates to said traffic plans (FP′), and predictions about the traffic capacities (KAP(t)) that can be handled at a traffic junction over time such that the target times (tz) optimize the traffic events at the traffic junction regarding the capacity while respecting the traffic capacities (KAP(t)) that can be handled at a traffic junction, respecting the predefined traffic plans (FP), and keeping planning and controlling processes stable. The target times (tz) are introduced into the tactical control system (2) as control parameters.