Baltimore Spending Board Approves Placing Speed Cameras On I-83

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BALTIMORE (WJZ) — Baltimore’s Board of Estimates approved placing 2 velocity cameras connected the Jones Falls Expressway, months aft a proceedings tally with 1 camera recovered astir 42% of drivers connected the road spell 12 mph oregon much implicit the posted velocity limit.

By a ballot of 4-1, the city’s spending committee approved amending the declaration with American Traffic Solutions, Inc., relation of velocity cameras extracurricular of schools and enactment zones successful the city, to instal cameras connected the highway. City Council President Nick Mosby voted against the measurement aft expressing concerns astir the deficiency of an unfastened bidding process for installing the cameras.

Adrea Turner, main of unit for the Baltimore City Department of Transportation, testified that during a seven-day proceedings play with lone 1 camera installed adjacent the Pepsi motion connected I-83, the velocity of 355,000 vehicles was measured, and 151,000 were exceeding the posted velocity bounds by 12 mph oregon more. Another 102,000 exceeded the velocity bounds by 15 mph oregon more.

The highest recorded velocity during the proceedings was 173 mph, she said.

“It was determined radical velocity a full ton connected 83, including immoderate ridiculously precocious velocity numbers,” DOT Director Steve Sharkey said.

Sharkey said a full of six cameras volition beryllium installed on the road by American Traffic Solutions, Inc., but lone 2 volition beryllium issuing fines. The others volition person show signs to fto motorists cognize they are speeding.

The metropolis volition wage a monthly interest to American Traffic Solutions, Inc. for installing and operating the cameras. All gross collected by the metropolis volition beryllium enactment toward maintaining the road and immoderate different related expenses, Sharkey said.

A clang investigation determined that betwixt 2015 and 2019, determination were much than 2,000 crashes connected I-83, with 50 classified arsenic precocious wounded oregon severe, Turner said. In 2020 alone, determination were 1,700 calls for service.

Once the cameras are installed, motorists volition person a 90-day grace play wherever they lone person a informing if they are caught speeding. After that, speeders volition beryllium issued a good of $40.

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The Maryland General Assembly approved the installation of velocity cameras connected I-83 during the erstwhile legislative session, and the measurement took effect successful June, according to the Board of Estimates agenda.