Fort Collins Police Services want drivers to know they鈥檒l soon be issuing citations with the help of the city鈥檚 new speeding cameras. Drivers caught going more than 10 miles over the posted speed limit will be fined starting later this month.
The Automated Vehicle Identification System (AVIS) went online in multiple areas around town on October 25. What followed was a 30-day warning period for drivers to get used to the designated corridors. Signs that state 鈥淭raffic Laws Photo Enforced鈥� are in place at multiple intersections. For now, anyone captured on camera speeding is receiving a written warning, until November 25 when the citations begin.
The corridors with the AVIS system include:
- Suniga Road 鈥� College Avenue to Lemay Avenue
- Riverside Drive - College Avenue to Pitkin Street
- Prospect Road - Taft Hill Road to Interstate 25
- Drake Road 鈥� Overland Trail to Miles House Avenue
- Horsetooth Road 鈥� College Avenue to Ziegler Road
- Harmony Road 鈥� Chokecherry Trail to Interstate 25
- Trilby Road 鈥� Wainwright Drive to College Avenue
- Taft Hill Road 鈥� Mulberry Street to Trilby Street
- Shields Street 鈥� Elizabeth Street to Bon Homme Richard Drive
- College Avenue 鈥� Carpenter Road to Laurel Street
- Lemay Avenue 鈥� Prospect Road to Trilby Street
- Timberline Road 鈥� Prospect Road to Trilby Street
- Ziegler Road 鈥� William Neal Parkway to Kechter Road
- Conifer Street 鈥� College Avenue to Lemay Avenue
- Mulberry Street 鈥� Taft Hill Road to 12th Street
- Stuart Street 鈥� College Avenue to Lemay Avenue
- Elizabeth Street 鈥� Overland Trail to Shields Street
- Overland Trail 鈥� Mulberry Street to Drake Road
An additional camera was added Monday to College Avenue and Drake Road. That area will also include a 30-day warning period, ending Dec. 11.
The cameras are similar to red light cameras currently in place around the city. FCPS says they鈥檝e used these cameras since 2005, and have other automated speed enforcement technology since 1997. However, legislation passed last year by state lawmakers allows for additional technology to be used by law enforcement. Senate Bill 23-200 allows for additional police enforcement on dangerous corridors known for crashes, speeding and community complaints.
According to FCPS, the cameras are not meant as an additional revenue source for the city. Any money received from the program will go toward the city鈥檚 Vision Zero goals and be used for additional traffic safety efforts.
Anyone with questions can call the FCPS Camera Radar Coordinator at 970-416-2236.
