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VTrans to pilot activated wrong‑way detection signs at Exit 17; installation planned for spring 2026
Summary
Agency of Transportation told the House Transportation Committee it will pilot activated wrong‑way vehicle detection and flashing signage at the Exit 17 interchange on I‑89 in spring 2026 to test costs, maintenance needs and data integration with law enforcement.
The Agency of Transportation presented a plan to pilot activated wrong‑way driving detection at the Exit 17 interchange on Interstate 89, with installation anticipated in spring 2026.
"My name for the record is Jesse Devlin, and I am the manager of the safe system section at the Agency of Transportation," Devlin told the committee. He said wrong‑way driving comprises a small share of fatal and serious‑injury crashes in Vermont but often results in higher‑severity, head‑on collisions; many incidents are unreported because drivers self‑correct.
Devlin outlined three countermeasure categories: improved passive signage, activated detection signage that illuminates…
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