Speed cameras in Decatur to begin operating in October

A car speeding by on a road.
Traffic on Scott Boulevard at W. Ponce Avenue on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022. (Dean Hesse/Decaturish)

Speed cameras in a few school zones in Decatur will begin operating in October, beginning with a warning period. Citations will start to be issued in November.

The Decatur City Commission approved a contract with Blueline Solutions in 2023 to create a school zone speed enforcement program to install traffic cameras in some of the city’s school zones.

“The goal of the program is to increase roadway safety in five school zones within the city of Decatur by reducing the number of speeding vehicles,” Police Chief Scott Richards previously said. “A reduction in speeding vehicles reduces the likelihood of serious crashes and injuries, especially for children who are walking, biking and riding to and from school each day.”