Photo radar cameras will be installed in 24 locations across Ottawa by the end of 2025
Signs have been installed to warn motorists that photo radar cameras will be activated within the next 90 days at 24 locations, including on Bank Street outside Lansdowne Park and in Dunrobin, Manotick and Richmond.
There are currently 60 photo radar cameras set up in community safety, school zones and 'high speed' zones across the City of Ottawa.
The City of Ottawa plans to install 24 new photo radar cameras in 2025, but no cameras have been installed so far this year.
A City of Ottawa spokesperson told CTV News Ottawa on Thursday that construction is expected to begin in early/mid August to install the 24 new automated speed enforcement cameras, 'with the goal of having all cameras operational by late fall.'
Signs stating 'Municipal Speed Camera Coming Soon' have been installed in the 24 locations to warn motorists that the photo radar camera will soon be operational. Under Ontario regulations, the 'Municipal Speed Camera Coming Soon' sign must be installed at least 90 days before enforcement begins to provide adequate warning to motorists that a photo radar camera will be operational.
Photo radar signs
Signs warning drivers that photo radar cameras are ahead. (Dave Charbonneau / CTV News Ottawa)
Statistics show 138,303 speeding tickets were issued through the automated speed enforcement camera program in the first five months of the year. The busiest photo radar is on King Edward Avenue, between Bolton Street and St. Patrick Street, with 15,766 tickets issued in the January to May period.
Here is the list of locations for the new automated speed enforcement cameras in 2025
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