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Lawmaker to introduce bill for spikes to stop wrong-way drivers
Rep. Michelle Ugenti-Rita, R-Scottsdale, said she’ll introduce legislation in 2018 requiring state officials to install spike strips on “high risk” exit ramps where there have been a high number of wrong-way drivers.
Project to detect wrong-way vehicles on Phoenix freeway OK’d
The state Transportation Board has approved a $3.7 million project to construct a thermal detection system on a 15-mile stretch of Interstate 17 that will detect wrong-way vehicles on the Phoenix freeway.
State plans Phoenix test project to combat wrong-way crashes
Arizona transportation officials are responding to a flurry of deadly wrong-way crashes with a plan for a test project on a Phoenix freeway that includes using sensors to detect wrong-way drivers and alert authorities and other motorists.
Arizona tests alert system to prevent wrong-way crashes
A rash of deadly wrong-way crashes on Phoenix-area freeways has led the Arizona Department of Transportation to research technology that would detect a car driving the wrong direction and send alerts to overhead freeway signs and police.
ADOT to display plan to prevent wrong-way drivers
Arizona transportation officials are announcing new safety measures to help keep drivers from going the wrong-way.
