The second ticket would be $75, with tickets after that at $150 each.īrandon is IPB's Statehouse bureau chief. "It's going to take a little education, a little bit of awareness and knowledge for Hoosiers that this is something that we're going to be implementing," Gould said.ĭrivers caught by the speed cameras would not be fined for their first infraction. Since then, traffic volume has nearly recovered to pre-pandemic levels – but speed hasn't decreased.īuild Indiana Council's Brian Short, representing road construction companies, said a key part of the pilot program will be a public awareness campaign. Indiana State Police report that in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, traffic volume dropped significantly, while speed increased. Your comments and questions in response to our weekly text help us find the answers you need on statewide issues throughout the legislative session. Join the conversation and sign up for the Indiana Two-Way. READ MORE: House OKs bill to allow speed cameras in a few highway work zones “Once we get one of these young kids out there and they have a near miss, they’re not coming back,” Short said. Indiana Laborers Union leader Brian Short said work zone safety is a recruitment issue too. "And that pales in comparison to what Ashley and her three boys had to go through from that day.” “I never want to do that again, never want to see that again," Scott said. Scott told a Senate committee Tuesday that he had to deliver the news to that worker’s wife, who was working in another site nearby.
One of his workers was killed a few years ago. Scott has worked in highway construction for nearly three decades. Drivers would be ticketed if they go at least 11 miles per hour over the limit, only when workers are present.Īnd Chad Scott said workers need that protection.
The pilot would set up cameras in four highway work sites. Indiana is closer than ever to putting speed cameras in a few highway construction zones across the state.Ī bill, HB 1015, to create a pilot program is just a couple steps away from the governor’s desk.
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