FROM INDIANA PUBLIC BROADCASTING
The state of Indiana is now issuing fines to speeding drivers via its highway work zone speed cameras for the first time.
After testing the cameras for nearly a year, the state is ready for enforcement to begin.
Lawmakers authorized speed cameras in highway construction zones in 2023. The Indiana Department of Transportation began testing them at a site on Interstate 70 last August.
In January, after that construction ended, the cameras moved to a work zone on I-465 and I-69 on the northeast side of Indianapolis. For months, drivers caught speeding were issued notices but not fined.
INDOT says 90 thousand of those notices have been sent in about four months. Now, it’s ready for active enforcement.
If a driver is caught on camera going at least 11 miles per hour over the speed limit, they will first receive a warning. The second offense is a 75 dollar fine; each offense after that is 150 dollars.
