Speed Camera Coming Soon To I-95 North In Baltimore County

BALTIMORE (WJZ) — The Maryland Transportation Authority is adding a velocity camera on Interstate 95 North successful Baltimore County.

The extremity of the caller velocity camera is to curb speeding on the interstate and forestall much postulation crashes, according to the MDTA.

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Drivers who routinely instrumentality the interstate archer WJZ it tin beryllium challenging to thrust and astatine times adjacent a spot concerning.

“I witnessed similar 3 antithetic accidents and adjacent astir got into 1 due to the fact that of idiosyncratic speeding disconnected of the exit and cutting maine off,” Christine Hall of Randallstown said.

The camera volition beryllium installed Monday connected I-95 North astatine mile marker 67.5, wherever the posted velocity bounds is 65 miles per hour. Enforcement won’t statesman until January.

“Four retired of 5 radical who dice successful enactment zone-related crashes are either the rider oregon the operator of the vehicle,” MDTA Executive Director Jim Ports said.

This is the aforesaid agelong of roadworthy wherever a $1.1 cardinal roadworthy widening task is underway. The archetypal signifier of the task volition beryllium completed successful 2024 and the 2nd signifier successful 2027.

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“This is really, virtually not to rise money,” Ports said. “It is virtually to prevention lives and trim injuries successful that area.”

The camera volition summons speeding drivers opening connected Jan. 10, according to the MDTA.

“It stops immoderate radical from speeding, but past determination are others that conscionable don’t care,” Devon Keys of Towson said. “So, you ne'er cognize if it volition enactment oregon not until it happens.”

Drivers judge this measurement could prevention lives.

“Honestly, it’s needed due to the fact that there’s a batch of car accidents happening, and with car accidents, immoderate radical don’t marque it retired of the accident,” Hall said.

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Once ticketing begins, those caught speeding volition person a $40 citation successful the mail.

Jessica Albert