MPO adds MassDOT wrong‑way vehicle detection pilot to TIP appendix; approves administrative adjustment

The Cape Cod MPO voted to approve an administrative adjustment to the FY2024–2028 Transportation Improvement Program to add MassDOT’s Wrong‑Way Vehicle Detection pilot study to the TIP appendix.

Colleen Medeiros told members that the pilot is a statewide program with one site sited in the Cape Cod region (old Exit 6 in Barnstable). The adjustment is administrative — it does not require a separate public process — and is intended to document that federal funds are being spent on the pilot in defined locations. Medeiros said MassDOT’s system is deployed at 17 locations statewide and that the systems have detected approximately 100 wrong‑way vehicles overall, with about half self‑correcting after activation of warning lights.

Kevin Galligan moved to approve the adjustment and Scott Zelensky seconded. The MPO approved the administrative TIP adjustment by roll‑call vote.

Members asked whether wrong‑way events and crash records are captured in regional crash data. Medeiros said detailed detection and crash analyses are maintained by MassDOT and state police records; she said staff would coordinate with state partners to obtain or summarize the underlying data for local planning and prioritization.

Because this action is an administrative adjustment, it does not alter local project programming or require additional public notice beyond posting the TIP update; staff said they will update the TIP document with the appendix entry and make materials available online.