T2 Center to give two compact speed-feedback signs to every Connecticut municipality

Jason Hughes, safety technical associate at the T2 Center, told the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments committee the center will roll out another round of free speed-feedback signs to every Connecticut municipality and federally recognized tribe with support from the Connecticut Department of Transportation.

“We provide free training and technical assistance to all 169 municipalities, and the tribes in Connecticut,” Hughes said, describing the center’s statewide equipment-loan and training work. He said the new signs will be smaller and easier for towns to manage and will use the same batteries and cloud service as the earlier units.

Hughes said each municipality will receive two signs at no cost, plus free speed-management training. The new units will use 12‑inch digits rather than the earlier 15‑inch digits, a change intended to make the signs more manageable on local roads where posted limits are 40 mph or less. The center will also post “unboxing” and cloud‑reporting videos on its website and will work one‑on‑one with local traffic authorities to deliver signs and answer questions.

Committee members raised common traffic‑calming questions during the presentation: whether speed humps or speed bumps are preferable and how countermeasures can shift traffic to other streets. “Speed humps do have traffic‑calming abilities when used correctly,” Hughes said, adding that traffic often detours around some measures and that every installation is case‑by‑case.

Hughes said the center will partner again with the UMass Transportation Center for training workshops and will reach out directly to local traffic authorities to schedule sign delivery and training.