The Massachusetts Department of Transportation said it has “installed 86 wrong-way detection systems, deployed 12 portable detection and warning trailers, and upgraded signage and pavement markings at 85 percent of highway ramps statewide” since launching a $75 million initiative in June to “prevent wrong-way driving crashes and improve highway safety across Massachusetts.”
How MassDOT’s New Detection Technology Works
In a statement, MassDOT said the new technology has “detected more than 215 wrong-way driving incidents, with approximately 140 drivers correcting course.”
The initiative “includes advanced detection technology, improved roadway signage, and targeted infrastructure upgrades at more than 800 high-risk locations identified statewide.”…