Hamilton has had image capture technology in place at certain intersections for over two decades. The addition of 10 new cameras brings the city’s total up to 52. Photo credit: CBC/Dan Taekema
Red Light Cameras
After ticketing 59,000 motorists since 2020, Hamilton’s red light camera program will be expanding with 10 new camera locations in 2023.
The addition will mean that Hamilton’s total number of red-light cameras will increase to 52.
The 10 new cameras will be spread out amongst the city with each violation carrying a $350 ticket for the motorist in question.
More than 19,000 red light camera tickets were issued in 2022.
While there will be 10 new cameras, 12 possible locations were announced:
Ancaster
Golf Links Road and Meadowlands Boulevard
Dundas
Main Street and Dundas Street
Hamilton Mountain
Fennell Avenue and West 5th
Garth Street and Rymal Road West
Rymal Road and Upper Gage Avenue
Stone Church Road East and Upper Wellington Street
Lower City
Burlington Street and Ottawa Street
Cannon Street and Gage Avenue
Cannon Street and Wentworth Street
Lawrence Road and Cochrane Road
Parkdale Avenue North and Roxborough Avenue
Stoney Creek
King Street East and Green Road
Since 2020, the three worst intersections in terms of red-light running were Main at Dundurn (6,437 tickets), Main at Queen (6,396 tickets), and Cannon at Hess (6,274 tickets).
The City of Hamilton introduced red-light cameras in 2000.
Speed Cameras
On a similar note, the City of Hamilton has also announced 24 new locations for speed cameras (also known as photo radar) and released some 2022 statistics.
A number of the highest speeds detected by cameras were from Hamilton Mountain locations.
The highest speed was 149 km/h detected on Upper Ottawa Street between Mohawk Road and Fennell Avenue – an area that has a posted speed limit of 50 km/h.
Likewise, a motorist on Upper Wellington Street between Limeridge Road and Mohawk Road was caught going 133 km/h in a 50 zone.
The city has two photo radar cameras which change locations throughout the year.
In 2022, the radar cameras changed places every month amongst 23 locations.
Councillors want the city to purchase more cameras but there is not enough room in the budget right now.
The next phase of the program will see 24 new locations which will be rotated every two months on a schedule between 2023 and 2025.
Hamilton City Council made photo radar permanent in 2022.
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