BC Government to introduce 35 'speed cameras' in enforcement ramp up

BC to introduce 35 'speed cameras' to Lower Mainland in enforcement ramp up

The intersection of Kingsway and Boundary Road in Burnaby (Google Maps)

The provincial government is cracking down on anyone who drives above the speed limit.

Starting this summer, 35 intersections across the Lower Mainland will have new warning signs and technology installed to ticket anyone driving over the speed limit, whether it’s through a red, yellow, or green light.

Between 2012 and 2016, BC’s Intersection Safety Camera (ISC) program found that more than 10,000 vehicles per year go at least 30 km/h above the posted speed limit.

Not only that, but the majority of crashes on BC roads actually take place at intersections.

“We have a record number of crashes happening – more than 900 a day in our province – and about 60% of the crashes on our roads are at intersections,” says Mike Farnworth, Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General.

“The previous government only saw fit to activate each safety camera for up to six hours a day and to only target red-light runners,” he continues. “We’ve moved quickly to fully activate the red-light cameras, and now we’re adding speed enforcement.”

In order to discourage speeding at any of these intersections, the provincial government and local police will not be sharing the speed threshold that triggers the new cameras.

Speeds will be constantly monitored by the ISC, however, and may be subject to change in the future.

The speed cameras will be located in the following areas:

Abbotsford:

Route 11 at Lonzo Road

Burnaby:

Kingsway at Boundary Road
Kingsway at Royal Oak Avenue
Willingdon at Deer Lake

Coquitlam:

Barnet Highway at Mariner Way

Delta:

Nordel Way at 84th Avenue

Kelowna:

Harvey Avenue at Cooper Road
Highway 97 North at Banks Road

Langley:

200th Street at 64th Avenue
Route 10 at Fraser Highway

Maple Ridge:

Lougheed Highway at 207th Avenue

Nanaimo:

Island Highway at Aulds Road

North Vancouver:

Marine Drive at Capilano Road

Pitt Meadows:

Lougheed Highway at Old Dewdney Trunk Road

Port Coquitlam:

Lougheed Highway at Shaughnessy Street

Richmond:

Garden City Road at Cambie Road

Surrey:

128th Street at 88th Avenue
152nd Street at 96th Avenue
152nd Street at King George Boulevard
64th Avenue at 152nd Street
96th Avenue at 132nd Street
King George Boulevard at 104th Avenue
King George Boulevard at 80th Avenue

Vancouver:

Boundary Road at East 49th Avenue
East Hastings Street at Main Street
East Hastings Street at Renfrew Street
Grandview Highway at Rupert Street
Granville Street at West King Edward Avenue
Kingsway at Joyce Street
Kingsway at Victoria Drive
Knight Street at East 33rd Avenue
Oak Street at West 57th Avenue
Oak Street at West 70th Avenue
Southeast Marine Drive at Kerr Street
West Georgia Street at Cardero Street

The following is an interactive map that shows the locations of all safety cameras throughout British Columbia.

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