5 New Speed Cameras Are Coming Online Across Baltimore This Month

BALTIMORE, MD — Several new speed cameras will go live by the end of the month near Baltimore's school zones, officials announced.

A release issued by the Baltimore City Department of Transportation states that speed cameras will be installed at the following locations:

• 5700-6000 blocks of Loch Raven Boulevard
  Cardinal Shehan School and Yorkwood Elementary School
• 4600-5300 blocks of Moravia Road
  Furley Elementary School
• 2800-2900 blocks of W. Baltimore Street
  The SEED School of Maryland
• 6200-6400 McClean Blvd
  Reginald F. Lewis High School
• 2300-2500 E. Northern Parkway
  Baltimore Revolutionary Academy (BRAVE)

All cameras are expected to come online by Oct. 26 and remain in operation from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Friday.

Any driver who exceeds the posted speed limit by more than 12 mph will be flagged and subject to a tiered fine system.

Speeding fines are issued in accordance with the following scale:

• 12 to 15 mph over the posted speed limit – $40 fine
• 16 to 19 mph over the posted speed limit – $70 fine
• 20 to 29 mph over the posted speed limit – $120 fine
• 30 to 39 mph over the posted speed limit – $230 fine
• 40+ mph over the posted speed limit – $425 fine

Under state law, speeding violations do not add points to a driver's license.

Officials say the automated speed program is designed to encourage safe driving habits near school zones across Baltimore.