VDOT & Virginia State Police explore speed camera enforcement for I-81 work zones

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) – The Virginia Division of Transportation and the Virginia State Police are turning to know-how to scale back the variety of crashes on Interstate 81.

They’re engaged on a pilot venture that might deliver velocity digicam enforcement to work zones on I-81.

The state companies haven’t formally introduced their plans, however the topic got here up throughout a latest assembly of the Commonwealth Transportation Board.

Members have been being briefed on I-81 development, when the dialog turned to frequent site visitors backups and delays.

“One of many issues that’s actually contributing to that drawback is crashes, and crashes within the work zone,” mentioned VDOT’s Dave Covington. “And we’re working to drive that quantity down as greatest we will. “

Covington mentioned VDOT is engaged on a plan to deploy new know-how within the Salem space to scale back the variety of crashes.

Requested if the division is contemplating putting in cameras to ticket speeders, VDOT officers mentioned they’re engaged on a pilot venture with Virginia State Police that might be carried out inside a yr.

“My understanding is that we’re in procurement for a system that we will really put in place,” Covington advised the board. “We wish to monitor that for one yr to see what sort of behavioral modifications happen because of that. So it’s within the planning levels, however has not occurred but.”

So precisely the place will these cameras go?

VDOT remains to be contemplating that query. And with quite a lot of development tasks within the pipeline, the timing of the work and acquisition of the system may decide the place the cameras find yourself.

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