As the state experiences an increase in highway crashes caused by wrong-way drivers, the Connecticut Department of Transportation has identified 236 “high-risk” highway ramps across the state that will receive advanced “wrong way” signs. The DOT expects about 50 signs to be installed in 2023, nine of which will be in Bridgeport, Norwalk and Westport. These 236 high-risk ramps, including the nine local ramps, often have the on- and off-ramps next to each other — which can make it easier for impaired drivers to merge onto the wrong ramp, he said. Wrong-way driving crashes in Connecticut tripled in 2022, according to Gov. Ned Lamont’s office. Last year, 13 wrong-way crashes resulted in 23 deaths, compared to four wrong-way fatal crashes in 2021 and two in 2020. In January, state Rep. Quentin “Q” Williams of Middletown was killed by a wrong-way driver after leaving Lamont’s inaugural ball, casting a spotlight on the issue.
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