CTInsider.com reports on positive results from two Connecticut DOT programs aimed at improving highway safety. In recent legislative testimony, CTDOT Secretary Garrett Eucalitto said the wrong-way driving detection and warning technology put in place at 137 locations starting in 2022 has been activated more than 230 times, in most cases causing drivers to self-correct. The department has enough money remaining from a $60 million allocation to install 200 more units around the state.
Eucalitto told lawmakers that placing cameras in work zones has caused average speeds in those areas to drop by 18 percent. To date, 25,000 warnings and 750 fines of $750 or more have been issued to violators. The secretary also explained that the warnings appear to deter speeding recidivism by motorists who receive them.
The article notes that Secretary Eucalitto also updated lawmakers on recent traffic fatality data.