Three speed cameras now on upper Connecticut Avenue are among 17 placed across the District “where data analysis identified speeding as a safety issue,” DDOT said.
An October 10th press release lists the locations and the cameras’ purpose. The Connecticut Avenue cameras are checking southbound vehicle speeds at Macomb, Ellicott and Morrison Streets. Enforcement is to begin 30 days after DDOT posts signs warning drivers that speed limits are “Photo Enforced.” During that 30-day period, speeders will be mailed warnings. Afterward, violators will be fined anywhere from $100 to $500, with the fines varying by speed.
The District had 92 active speed cameras as of October 2023. And one of its 28 red light cameras looks for violators on northbound Connecticut Avenue at Military Road.
Ahead of a hearing Wednesday on four traffic safety bills, Council members Charles Allen and Brianne Nadeau released statistics showing drivers in DC are ticketed 150 times per day, and 50,000 times per year, for exceeding the posted speed limit by 20 to 30 miles per hour. The speed limit on upper Connecticut Avenue was lowered in October 2022 from 30 to 25 miles per hour.
With today's hearing on bills to curb dangerous driving, I want to highlight troubling data we received in pre-hearing questioning. Here are the numbers of speeding violations, which validate every resident’s experience with how common speeding is. pic.twitter.com/TdUeTeG2RJ
— Charles Allen (@charlesallen) November 1, 2023
Forest Hills Connection originally reported that the northernmost speed camera is at Livingston Street. It’s at the Morrison Street intersection.
DDOT Deploying Automated Traffic Enforcement Cameras to New Locations
Tuesday, October 10, 2023
(Washington, DC) — Today, the District Department of Transportation (DDOT) announced the deployment of new automated traffic enforcement cameras to locations throughout the District where data analysis identified speeding as a safety issue.
Once Photo Enforced signs are installed in the direction of travel before the enforcement cameras, a 30-day educational phase will start for each camera deployment. During this period, violators will receive warning citations. After the 30-day warning period, DDOT will begin issuing notices of infraction to violators with fines ranging from $100 to $500, depending on the vehicle’s speed.
The new photo enforcement locations and timelines are as follows:
Location Camera Type Deployment timeline
2200 Blk Branch Ave SE n/b Speed October 2023
2200 Blk Branch Ave SE s/b Speed October 2023
Unit Blk Riggs Rd NE sw/b Speed October 2023
Unit Blk Riggs Rd NE ne/b Speed October 2023
6000 Blk Georgia Ave NW n/b Speed October 2023
6000 Blk Georgia Ave NW s/b Speed October 2023
1300 Blk Missouri Ave NW e/b Speed October 2023
1800 Blk Connecticut Ave NW s/b Speed October 2023
3300 Blk Connecticut Ave NW s/b Speed October 2023
4800 Blk Connecticut Ave NW s/b Speed October 2023
5500 Blk Connecticut Ave NW s/b Speed October 2023
2300 Blk Alabama Ave SE sw/b Speed October 2023
2300 Blk Alabama Ave SE ne/b Speed October 2023
3900 Blk Benning Rd NE se/b Speed October 2023
5600 Blk East Capitol St w/b Speed October 2023
4800 Blk Benning Rd SE nw/b Speed October 2023
4800 Blk Benning Rd SE se/b Speed October 2023
For more information about automated camera safety enforcement locations please follow the link: ddot.dc.gov/publication/automated-traffic-enforcement-camera-locations.
DDOT encourages drivers to register for the District’s Ticket Alert Service (TAS), here: dmv.dc.gov/service/registration-ticket-alert-service-tas.