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SDOT outlines timeline, equity steps for automated traffic safety cameras
Summary
SDOT told the Select Budget Committee it plans to expand school-zone cameras and add full-time speed-camera locations, but vendor capacity and power requirements mean installations may take 12'18 months; the proposed 2026 budget includes one FTE to manage reporting and coordination required by state law.
SDOT told the Select Budget Committee on Sept. 26 that the department is expanding automated traffic safety cameras in school zones and on high-speed corridors, but installation timelines depend on vendor engineering capacity and new power-supply requirements.
"At SDOT, we lead with safety for all travelers in Seattle," SDOT finance director Chris Castleman told the committee while outlining the camera expansion. SDOT said it has prioritized 37 traffic-safety cameras at 19 new school sites; cameras are already installed at…
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