Award: Wrong Way Driver Alert System

July 27, 2015

Innovations in American Government Awards

  • AWARD WON: 2015 Bright Idea
  • AWARDEE: Wrong Way Driver Alert System
  • DESIGNEE: Wisconsin Department of Transportation and Milwaukee County Sheriff, WI
  • JURISDICTION: Wisconsin

The purpose of the Wrong Way Driver Alert System is to gather data on the wrong-way driving issue in Wisconsin. This data is being used to assist law enforcement with providing a more timely response and assisting engineers with targeting location hotspots and measuring the effectiveness of mitigation treatments.