HARTFORD, Conn. (WFSB) - Putting the system to the test, Department of Transportation crews are activating wrong way detection systems in real time as the program continues to grow.

“They want to make sure this system from start to finish this system is working properly.”

The 201st ramp to have these wrong way signs up and running.

This weekend alone the detection systems caught nine drivers going the wrong way on on ramps around the state, but thanks to these wrong way systems all those drivers turned around, preventing what could’ve turned into tragedy.

More than 200 highway ramps are now equipped with wrong way detection systems.

The program launched in December 2023 and now almost two years later it continues to grow.

“We know that this technology is each and everyday is saving l

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