Highway work zone speed cameras are now active in Indiana for the first time.
The Indiana Department of Transportation began its limited pilot program Wednesday with cameras in just a single construction zone.
Lawmakers authorized the speed camera pilot in 2023. The law currently limits the cameras to just four highway construction zones statewide.
INDOT is starting with cameras in a work zone on Interstate 70 just east of Indianapolis. The agency plans to announce additional sites later this year.
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The cameras take a photo of the rear of any vehicle that is traveling at least 11 miles per hour over the speed limit when workers are present. Whoever owns the vehicle then receives a warning or citation in the mail.
The first infraction is a warning. The next is a $75 ticket, with $150 tickets for every violation after that.
INDOT is using what it calls a “pre-enforcement period” for the first speed camera zone — drivers caught speeding will only receive warnings for at least the first 30 days the cameras are active.
Brandon is our Statehouse bureau chief. Contact him at bsmith@ipbs.org or follow him on Twitter at @brandonjsmith5 .
