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Paving industry and traffic-safety groups back bill to allow automated speed cameras in active work zones
Summary
Industry and safety groups told the Joint Committee on Transportation they support House Bill 3660 to allow automated speed‑enforcement cameras in active highway construction zones. Witnesses said speeding into work zones is frequent and deadly and that speed cameras, properly calibrated and clearly signed, are a proven tool to reduce speeds and
Representatives of the Massachusetts Aggregate and Asphalt Pavement Association and the New England chapter of the American Traffic Safety Services Association urged the Joint Committee on Transportation to support House Bill 3660, which would authorize the use of automated speed‑enforcement cameras in active highway construction and maintenance zones.
Chuck Lapis, director of MAPPA, said the paving industry supports all work‑zone safety proposals, and…
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