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Assembly bill would authorize automated speed cameras in active highway construction zones; supporters say it will save workers’ lives
Summary
AB 289 would create a pilot program authorizing automated speed enforcement cameras in active state highway construction zones. Labor groups and construction workers urged passage; committee moved the bill to the committee handling legal review and appropriations.
Assemblymember Haney presented AB 289 to the Senate Transportation Committee as a measure to authorize automated speed enforcement in active highway construction zones, saying that vehicle intrusions into work zones have caused fatalities and serious injuries across California.
The bill would permit automated cameras in active state highway work zones and limit deployments. Supporters testified that the policy has reduced work-zone intrusions and speeding in other states and would help protect Caltrans and contractor crews who work nights and early mornings.
James Thirr Wacker (California State Council of Laborers) told the committee AB 289 is “critical” and described the threat…
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