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TARR IN THE NEWS | 6.17.26
TARR IN THE NEWS | 6.17.26
'Massachusetts set for "massive expansion" of wrong-way driving prevention system to over 400 locations'
WBZ / CBS News Boston | By Neal Riley & Penny Kmitt
EXCERPT BELOW:
"State Sen. Bruce Tarr of Gloucester has said there are as many as 2,600 places in Massachusetts where wrong-way prevention systems are needed. The Massachusetts Senate voted last month to approve a budget amendment to require new infrastructure and training for police on how to deal with wrong-way driving incidents.
"We await what will be the very welcome signature of Gov. Healey on language that will make this effort and others like it the law of the land," he said.
Some lawmakers have been looking to Connecticut, where there are more than 200 cameras on highway entrance ramps throughout the state. That system has encouraged more than 950 wrong-way drivers to self-correct since Dec. 2023, and the state has plans to double the number of cameras in place."
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🔗 https://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/wrong-way-driving-prevention-massachusetts/?intcid=CNM-00-10abd1h
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