NEW: Providence Unveils New Locations of 4 Speed Cameras, Fines Start February 4

NEW: Providence Unveils New Locations of 4 Speed Cameras, Fines Start February 4

The City of Providence has announced new locations for four of the 15 speed cameras.

The four new locations are 191 Webster Avenue (Webster Avenue School), 156 Reservoir Avenue (Reservoir Avenue Elementary School), 51 Fruit Hill Avenue (St. Thomas Regional School) and 450 Elmgrove Avenue (Providence Hebrew Day School).

According to the city, increased signage will be placed in areas where speed limit laws will be photo enforced.

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Camera Movement Across City

Cameras that have been moved and no longer in service at their previous locations include 150 Depasquale Avenue (Carl Lauro Elementary), 180 Sterling Avenue (Webster Avenue Elementary), 1547 Chalkstone Avenue (Pleasant View Elementary School) and 307 Elmgrove Avenue (Nathan Bishop Middle School).

Cameras that remain issuing violations in their current location are 50 Laurel Hill Avenue (Achievement First Mayoral Academy), 55 Gordon Avenue- Potters Avenue side (Bailey Elementary), Across from 114 Olney Street (Hope High School), Branch Avenue-Northside East of Burleigh Street (E-cubed Academy), 320 Public Street (MET School), 515 Mount Pleasant Avenue (Mount Pleasant High School), 179 Thurbers Avenue (Roger Williams Middle School), 417 Charles Street (Esek Hopkins Middle School), 301 Butler Avenue (Lincoln School), 773 Chalkstone Avenue (Nathaniel Greene Middle School) and 812 Douglas Avenue (Veazie Street School).

Speed Cameras in Prov

These cameras began operating in January of this year, starting with five locations, and increasing to ten in March of 2018.

As GoLocalProv reported, the program triggered a federal class-action lawsuit and the General Assembly to reform the enabling statute. The program was rolled out by Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza and Council President David Salvatore.

The state statutory changes this year by the RI General Assembly drops the amount which can be fined for a first violation from $95 to $50.

According to the city, cameras are rotated based on the number of violations that are issued and placed in areas with problematic traffic and speed concerns. Cameras are operational on all school days, Monday through Friday and enforce the posted speed limit from 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Warnings will be issued for violations that occur at the four new locations for 30 school days, beginning Monday, December 10.

Fines will begin being issued on Monday, February 4, 2019.