Wrong Way Detection Installations in West Hartford

January 28, 2025


 
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Dear Neighbor,
 
A wrong way detection system will be installed at Exit 43 in West Hartford starting Monday, February 3. 

The Wrong Way Detection System uses video cameras to catch vehicles that are traveling in the wrong direction. If a vehicle is detected, wrong way signs outlined with multiple sets of red lights are activated and begin flashing to alert the driver they are traveling in the wrong direction. The system also alerts the CTDOT Highway Operations Center and local State Police Troop barracks in real-time, allowing staff to monitor the activities of the wrong way driver on the ramp.

Wrong-way crashes have unfortunately become a more frequent occurrence. These accidents have impacted individuals throughout the state, myself included.  My friend Melvin Wells was killed in a wrong way accident in 2019.

To address this growing concern,  I introduced  Public Act 23-51, a bill that would help prevent and reduce wrong-way accidents. The wrong way detection systems are just one part of a significant effort to help keep drivers safe. I am proud of the progress we have made and am excited that more wrong way detection systems are being installed statewide. 

If you have any questions or would like to reach out, don't hesitate to email Bobby.Gibson@cga.ct.gov or call my office at (860) 240-0472. To stay up to date on everything I'm doing at the Capitol, please visit my web page and like my official Facebook page.

Sincerely,

Bobby Gibson
State Representative

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