These days, municipalities in Connecticut are able to submit applications to install speed cameras.
This has already been accomplished by two villages, and one municipality has amassed a significant amount of money up to this point.
The Middletown area recently saw the activation of a speed camera today. This is an automatic camera that is currently monitoring you, and by September 1st, there will be cameras in two additional locations that are collecting people.
The chief of police in Middletown, Erik Costa, advised drivers who are speeding to either apply the brakes or be prepared to part with some cash in the near future.
The license plate of your vehicle is captured by a camera on Washington Street in both the eastbound and westbound lanes. For the time being, fortunately, there is a grace period.
“We have 30 days of a warning period where people who violate are issued a warning,” Costa stated.
The usage of these cameras in Middletown is the second location in the state to be adopted.
According to Priscilla Meyer, who lives in Middletown, “I think it’s ok. People speed by my house around a curve dangerously.”
A piece of legislation was passed in order to make this possible. Any municipality or town that desires to install cameras is required to obtain approval from the Department of Transportation.
Middletown fees for the first offense are $50, in addition to a $15 administrative charge.
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The speed cameras have only been set up for a short period of time in Washington, Connecticut, which is the first location in the state to have them installed.
The municipality has amassed a total of $21,000 in just two weeks.
“It’s virtually every road in town,” Washington First Selectman Jim Brinton (R) stated. “The number of call volume we get is people speeding, and what can be done about it, so it’s really a game changer for us.”
Mayor Ben Florsheim of Middletown stated that the cameras are an excellent idea, stating that they remove the element of guesswork from the process of determining who receives a ticket and who does not.
There will be an additional administrative fee of $75 for the second offense.
