Wrong-Way Driving Detection System Being Tested On I-40 Highway

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By: Kaitlyn Deggs

July 24, 2022

TULSA, Okla. - The Oklahoma Department of Transportation is testing new wrong-way signs on several I-40 exits to help alert drivers when they are going the wrong way.

The system uses thermal cameras to help figure out when a vehicle enters a ramp in the wrong direction and then uses flashing lights to help get the driver’s attention.

These cameras are being tested at I-40 exits across eastern Oklahoma, in Henryetta, Checotah, Webbers Falls, Sallisaw and Roland.

TJ Gerlach, the spokesperson for ODOT, said the new signs are needed.

“More modern interchange design actually helps deter wrong way incidents,” said Gerlach. “But we still have a lot of interchanges out there that are older designs, even dating back to the origin of the interstate system. And a lot of those are confusing to some people.”

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