The use of thermal detection cameras to spot wrong-way vehicles on freeway off-ramps along Phoenix-area freeways will continue to grow, especially after the cameras have worked well as part of a pilot project along Interstate 17.
Wrong-Way Vehicle System
Blogs/News articles tagged as Wrong-Way Vehicle System
July 6, 2020 | Blog Articles
By Doug Nintzel / ADOT Communications
July 2, 2020 | News/Press Release
The Arizona Department of Transportation has already expanded use of the technology, with plans to do more as time and funding allow.
November 12, 2019 | Blog Articles
By Doug Nintzel / ADOT Communications
November 1, 2019 | Blog Articles
By David Rookhuyzen / ADOT Communications
They say virtue is its own award. We would say that helping everyone get home safely after a hard day's work, a weekend escape or a night out is also its own award.
But occasionally we are recognized for doing just that.
October 24, 2019 | News/Press Release
The Arizona Department of Transportation has received a 2019 National Roadway Safety Award for the wrong-way vehicle alert system being tested on Interstate 17 in Phoenix.
September 20, 2019 | Blog Articles
By Doug Pacey / ADOT Communications
There’s no single, engineering solution to solving wrong-way drivers.
August 12, 2019 | Blog Articles
By Tim Tait / ADOT Communications
Those on my team at ADOT know I am hesitant to brag on our success as a group of communicators. It's never about us. But that is a disservice to the accomplishments of the ADOT Communications team.
August 5, 2019 | Blog Articles
By Doug Pacey / ADOT Communications
If you see your sign, here's what to do and what's happening behind the scenes.
February 4, 2019 | Blog Articles
By Doug Nintzel / ADOT Communications
A recent peer-to-peer exchange brought representatives of the North Texas Tollway Authority to ADOT's Traffic Operations Center.
January 8, 2019 | Blog Articles
By Doug Nintzel / ADOT Communications
Early Monday, ADOT's I-17 wrong-way vehicle alert system alerted ADOT and DPS to a wrong-way driver on I-17. See the footage of the system's thermal cameras in action during this incident.
September 18, 2018 | News/Press Release
The Arizona Department of Transportation’s pilot Interstate 17 wrong-way vehicle alert system being tested in Phoenix has been recognized with a Government Innovation Award from GCN, an information technology industry magazine.