The NTTA Wrong-Way Driver Task Force strives to promote wrong-way driver prevention and has taken the following steps to increase safety on the NTTA System:
Installed additional “Wrong Way” and “Do Not Enter” signs on longer entry/exit ramps
Deployed intersection inspection checklists used by engineers to assess countermeasures
Added red reflective tape to “Wrong Way” and “Do Not Enter” signs
Modified pavement markings at several tollway crossroad service streets
Added one-way pavement markers at the south end of the Dallas North Tollway
Installed raised pavement marker arrows at every NTTA exit ramp
Created an automated wrong-way detection system using existing pavement sensors that alert Command Center staff of a possible wrong-way driver
Contracted with the Texas Transportation Institute to conduct crash tests for the possibility of lowering “Wrong Way” signs near exit ramps
Constructed a median that will help eliminate accidental left turns from Wycliff Avenue onto the southbound Dallas North Tollway exit ramp
Piloted program to use lowered "Wrong Way" signs on NTTA exit ramps.
The NTTA Wrong Way Driver Task force and local media have contributed to a reduction in wrong way driver crashes and brought awareness to the dangers of drinking and driving.
View the NTTA Wrong-Way Driver Task Force Analysis and the latest Update.