FDOT launching new systems to deter wrong-way drivers

The Florida Department of Transportation will begin installing new detection systems at eight interchanges along the Interstate 4 corridor in Orange, Seminole, and Volusia counties to help reduce the number of wrong-way driving incidents.

The tech is known as “Wrong-Way Vehicle Detection Systems” which consists of specialized signage that detects drivers going the wrong direction on highway off-ramps. The systems are essentially a motion-activated series of electric signs that will flash to warn other motorists and the driver that someone is going the wrong way and to be careful. A camera on-site will take photos of the offending vehicle and send it to local law enforcement to try to stop the vehicle if they don’t turn around.

The locations include:

Orange County

• Central Florida Parkway
• Sand Lake Road (State Road (S.R.) 482)

Seminole County

• Lake Mary Boulevard
• County Road (C.R.) 46A
• S.R. 46
• Orange Boulevard/U.S. 17-92

Volusia County

• Dirksen Drive
• Saxon Boulevard

FDOT will be adding additional wrong-way signs, roadway reflectors, and pavement markings at all of the interstate off-ramps as well, as well as the new fancy aforementioned signs.