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Determined to reduce the possibility of collisions caused by wrong-way drivers, Irving transportation officials in July installed wrong-way detection systems at 10 intersections along state highways 183 and 161.
In the first two months, four wrong-way drivers were detected in Irving, according to the Irving City Spectrum newsletter.
The 20 new cameras are positioned along SH 183 at Valley View Lane, North Beltline Road, Story Road, MacArthur Boulevard and Carl Road. Along SH 161, the cameras are at West Northgate Drive, North Beltline Road, SH 114, MacArthur Boulevard and Las Colinas Boulevard.
Construction road closures or major accidents lead to traffic being detoured from state highways onto frontage roads, sometimes reducing available lanes. Irving is the first municipality to engage these safety features, according to the newsletter.
When a vehicle is detected going in the opposite direction of traffic, automated emails with a photo and the intersection are sent to the Irving traffic operations, police and fire dispatch, the tollway agency and Texas Department of Transportation. A second email has a video clip of the incident.
Irving communications director April Reiling said in an email that the “program is in its infancy, so we cannot provide any further details.”