First Intersection Conflict Warning System in West Central Indiana to activate Friday
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Ind. – Drivers in Montgomery County will be the first in West Central Indiana to utilize one of INDOT’s new Intersection Conflict Warning Systems (ICWS).
The ICWS will be activated at the intersection of State Road 47 and C.R. 625 E on Friday, February 12 around noon, weather permitting.
The primary feature of the ICWS is an added alert for drivers to raise awareness of approaching traffic at two-way stop-controlled intersections. The ICWS uses vehicle detectors under the pavement with fixed and variable messages in signing along with flashing lights to notify drivers on both roads whether there is an approaching or waiting vehicle. The system includes signs and flashing amber warning lights that provide drivers with a real-time warning of vehicles either approaching the intersection on the major road or waiting at the stop sign to enter the intersection from the minor road.
According to the Federal Highway Administration, Intersection Conflict Warning Systems can reduce severe crashes at intersections by 20 to 30 percent.
Drivers should still use caution when travelling through the intersection and obey all posted traffic signs, even when lights are not flashing.
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