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City says Viking Avenue traffic-cam site shows 19,000 vehicles daily; citations start after Oct. 22 warning period
Summary
Police Chief Ron reported the city's automated traffic safety site on Viking Avenue records about 19,000 vehicles per day with an average speed near 37 mph; drivers exceeding 11 mph over the limit (about 30 per day) will move from warnings to citations after Oct. 22, with two additional sites expected online by mid-to-late November.
Police Chief Ron updated the council on the city's new electronic traffic safety program and the first site at Viking Avenue. He said staff completed training and the site is in a 30-day warning period. "We are seeing about 19,000 cars travel Viking Avenue every day," the chief said, adding most drivers stay within the speed limit but the system records an average of about 37 mph.
The chief said the enforcement threshold is 11 mph over the speed limit and that roughly 30 drivers per day exceed that threshold at the Viking site; citations will issue after Oct. 22 when the warning period ends. Two additional camera sites are projected to come online by mid- to late-November. Council members asked about coordination with state monitoring and contract terms for school-zone timing adjustments; staff said they are finalizing details and expect to be able to adjust parameters for the Post Elementary location.
