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10/29/2021 8:29 AM
As of Monday, November 1, new automatic speed cameras placed near school zones in Fairfax City will be active.
The cameras were installed along Old Lee Highway, Fairfax Boulevard and Jermantown Road to protect students attending the city’s four schools, as well as Woodson High School and Frost Middle School in Fairfax County. Portable cameras are available to enforce reduced speed limits in road work areas to protect city work crews and contractors working on the right-of-way.
New legislation was enacted by the General Assembly at its 2020 session, and signed by the governor, to grant limited photo speed enforcement power to communities in Virginia. More specifically, the legislation allows the application of speed cameras in areas of active road works and areas of active school crossings.
On March 9, 2021, following a public hearing, Fairfax City Council passed an ordinance amending Chapter 98 (Traffic and Vehicles), Section 1, of the City of Fairfax, Virginia, Code to add a new section 98-22, relating to the use of photo speed control devices in road work areas and school passageways.
The enabling authority authorizes fines of up to $ 100 and tickets can be issued once a vehicle exceeds the speed limit of the active school zone or active work zone by at least 10 miles per hour. ‘time. To allow drivers to adjust to the new application method, drivers photographed speeding will only receive a warning in the first 30 days. At the end of the one-month grace period, citations will be treated the same as citations issued under the city’s Red Light Camera Program.
This press release was produced by the town of fairfax. The opinions expressed here are those of the author.
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