Hamilton could have 12 photo-radar cameras by 2021. Here's where they are
As many as 12 photo radar locations intended to catch speeders and aggressive drivers could be in Hamilton by 2021 - including three by the end of the year.
It's a safety measure to crackdown on a sobering statistic: about half of all collisions in Hamilton are attributable to speeding and aggressive driving. But it's also a warning to gas-pedal-friendy drivers: speeders caught by the camera could face double the amount for a traffic fine.
A report headed to the public works committee Wednesday will lay out a one-year pilot project that would see automated speed enforcement (ASE) brought to school and community safe zones in the city.
Two enforcement camera units would be rotated through 12 locations over the course of the year-long program.
The report says ASE signs warning drivers of the cameras would be erected before the enforcement period, which lasts 90 days at each location.
The proposed areas for the project are as follows:
- Stone Church Road East from Dartnall Road to Pritchard Road;
- Broker Drive from Brentwood Drive to Kingslea Drive;
- Glancaster Road from Rymal Road to Twenty Road;
- Trinity Church Road from Guyatt Road to Dickenson Road;
- 2nd Street North from Charles Street to King Street West;
- Greenhill Avenue from Quigley Road to Mount Albion Road;
- Lawrence Road from Gage Avenue South to Ottawa Street South;
- Lawrence Road from Cochrane Road to Mount Albion Road;
- Harvest Road in Dundas from Tews Lane to Forest Avenue;
- Bellagio Drive from Fletcher Road to Keystone Crescent;
- Lewis Road from Barton Street East to Highway 8;
- Main Street in Waterdown from Parkside Road to John Street.
In December, the province released its regulations allowing municipalities to use photo radars for school and community safe zones where the speed limit is under 80 kilometres per hour.
The report says locations were picked based on daily traffic and pedestrian volume, vehicle speed and collision history.
Sebastian Bron is a Hamilton-based reporter at The Spectator. Reach him via email: sbron@thespec.com