Milford Speed Camera Tickets Start Today — Warning Period Is Over
The grace period is over. As of Tuesday, Milford's speed cameras stop issuing warnings and start issuing tickets — $50 for a first violation, $75 for each one after. Here's where the cameras are and what police say the program has done to speeding so far.
Milford Speed Cameras Start Issuing Tickets Today
The 30-day warning period ended Monday. As of Tuesday, a camera-caught violation means a real citation — and police say speeding is already down 50%.
MILFORD — The warnings stop today.
The Milford Police Department announced that the 30-day warning period for the city's photo speed enforcement program ended Monday, June 22. Beginning Tuesday, June 23, drivers caught on camera traveling 10 mph or more over the posted speed limit will receive an actual citation rather than a warning notice.
A first violation costs $50. Each subsequent violation costs $75. An electronic payment processing fee of no more than $15 may also apply. Police have said every violation is reviewed and approved by a person before a citation is issued — no ticket is generated by the camera alone.
The cameras operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. According to police, the program has already produced a roughly 50% reduction in speeding across the city since the warning period began on May 25.
Where the Cameras Are
Police have identified the photo speed enforcement locations as:
- The Academy School zone — 100 block of Gulf Street
- Live Oaks Elementary School zone — 500 block of Merwin Avenue
- West Shore Middle School zone — 500 block of Milford Road
- Platt Technical School zone — 500 block of Orange Avenue
The city has said the locations were chosen based on crash history, frequency of violations, and proximity to schools and pedestrian areas. Separate automated red-light enforcement is also part of the city's broader program. Signs marking photo enforcement are posted at camera locations.
Worth Knowing
The citations do not add points to a driver's license and are not reported to insurance companies, according to program information.
Drivers who believe a citation was issued in error can contest it; information on the appeals process is available through the city's ATESD Program page at milfordct.us.
A note on what this is — and isn't: Milford's city camera program is separate from the State of Connecticut's highway work-zone speed cameras, which carry their own fines and a different start date. Tuesday's change applies to the city's local enforcement locations listed above.
The Milford Times has a Freedom of Information Act request pending with the city for the speed camera vendor contract, data retention policies, and revenue projections, and will report further as those records are produced.
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