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Read. Follow. Verify.Massachusetts Directs Transportation Department to Create Wrong-Way Driving Prevention Program by June 2026
Last action · January 27, 2026: Bill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and MeansSponsors: Adam Scanlon and 4 others
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What This Bill Would Do
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation must adopt and implement a program to prevent and mitigate wrong-way driving on by June 30, 2026, in consultation with the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security.
Drivers and passengers on limited-access state highways will see new safety technology, capital improvements, or revised s deployed to address collision risks.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Drivers on limited-access roadways
Drivers will experience new highway safety technology, capital improvements, and updated traffic control devices designed to prevent wrong-way collisions.
Massachusetts department of transportation
The department is tasked with adopting, implementing, budgeting, and publicly reporting on the wrong-way driving mitigation program.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What agencies are responsible for creating the wrong-way driving program?
When is the program plan due to the legislature?
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
6 actions- Jan 27, 2026HouseCommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
- Oct 21, 2025JointHearing rescheduled to 10/21/2025 from 11:00 AM-11:45 PM in A-2 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing updated to New End Time</span>
- Oct 15, 2025JointHearing rescheduled to 10/21/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in A-2 and Virtual<br> <span style="color: blue; font-style: italic;">Hearing location changed</span>
- Oct 9, 2025JointHearing scheduled for 10/21/2025 from 11:00 AM-01:00 PM in B-2
- Feb 27, 2025SenateSenate concurred
- Feb 27, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the committee on Transportation
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