FIRST REGULAR SESSION
SENATE BILL NO. 672
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
INTRODUCED BY SENATOR GREGORY (15).
2657S.01I KRISTINA MARTIN, Secretary
AN ACT
To amend chapter 226, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to wrong-way vehicle
detection systems.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 226, RSMo, is amended by addin g thereto 1
one new section, to be known as section 226.1250, to read as 2
follows:3
226.1250. 1. This section shall be known and may be 1
cited as the "Alexander Whalen Safe Highways Act". 2
2. As used in this section, the term "wrong -way 3
vehicle detection system" or "WWVDS" means a system 4
consisting of radar sensors and thermal cameras for vehicle 5
detection, wrong-way and do not enter signs enhanced with 6
light-emitting diodes, and real -time alerts to department 7
traffic management centers and la w enforcement. 8
3. The department of transportation shall implement 9
WWVDSs beginning no later than March 1, 2026. The 10
department shall prioritize the installation of WWVDSs at 11
high-risk highway interchanges, beginning with: 12
(1) The intersection of westbound Interstate 64 and 13
Jefferson Avenue; and 14
(2) Other interchanges identified by the department 15
through crash and traffic data as being prone to wrong -way 16
driving. 17 SB 672 2
4. WWVDSs shall be integrated with dynamic message 18
signs to allow warnings to be displayed to other drivers in 19
the area. 20
5. The department shall develop a system to 21
automatically notify emergency responders upon detection of 22
a wrong-way driver. 23
6. The department shall perform a statewide 24
educational campaign to inform drivers about wrong -way 25
driving risks and safety measures. 26
7. Beginning December 31, 2026, and annually 27
thereafter, the department shall provide to the general 28
assembly, and shall present to the joint committee on 29
transportation oversight at its first scheduled meeting of 30
each year, a report on the implementation and effectiveness 31
of WWVDSs, which shall include: 32
(1) The number and locations of systems currently 33
implemented; 34
(2) The number and locations of systems pl anned to be 35
implemented, with an anticipated date of implementation; 36
(3) The effect on wrong-way driving incidents and 37
fatalities; 38
(4) The cost-effectiveness of implemented systems; and 39
(5) Any adjustments to implementation strategies t o be 40
made based on these or other factors. 41