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Senate committee backs pilot program using speed cameras in highway work zones
Summary
A Senate committee voted to give SB 341 a favorable report after hearing from contractors and safety advocates; the bill would authorize a pilot program placing automated speed-enforcement cameras in a single construction work zone, with a 10 mph buffer and a sunset on June 1, 2028, and an appeals process administrated by the agency named in the record as "Aaliyah."
A Senate committee on Transportation and Energy voted to report SB 341 favorably after testimony that recent crashes in construction work zones have injured and killed road workers.
The bill sponsor told the committee SB 341 would establish a limited pilot to install automated traffic-enforcement cameras at one work-zone project to collect data on whether enforcement reduces speeding and improves worker safety. The pilot would include a 10-mile-per-hour buffer (motorists would not be cited for speeds within 10 mph of the posted limit) and would expire on June 1, 2028, to permit a post‑pilot evaluation.
Why it matters: Committee members and contractors described recent…
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