Traffic & Transit
Watch: CT Unveils New Wrong Way Driver Detection System
There have been 22 wrong way fatalities on Connecticut highways this year, which is more than the last three years combined.
CONNECTICUT — The state Department of Transportation unveiled a newly-installed wrong way driver detection system that aims to keep drivers from entering highway off ramps.
State officials held a demonstration of the technology in Southington near the I-84 Queen Street off-ramp. There have been 22 wrong way fatalities on Connecticut highways so far this year.
"In fact, 2022 exceeds the number of wrong way fatalities from the previous three years combined," DOT Commissioner Joe Giulietti said in a statement. "With more than 85% of wrong way drivers found to be impaired, we need people to think twice before getting behind the wheel because one wrong move can be deadly."
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The state Bond Commission approved $20 million to install wrong way mitigation devices around the state.
Devices flash warning lights when a driver enters an off-ramp.
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Using funds we recently approved, @CTDOTOfficial has begun installing LED-flashing lights at off-ramps in CT that detects & alerts drivers when they are driving the wrong way. The first ones were installed in Southington (I-84/Queen St). Here's a demonstration of how it works ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/YNy4CveSCg
— Governor Ned Lamont (@GovNedLamont) October 19, 2022
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