Colorado began using surveillance cameras this week to target speeding motorists in a work zone between Boulder and Longmont.
Why it matters: This is the first time Colorado is using cameras on state highways.
- The new speed enforcement program is designed to reduce speed-related crashes in high-risk areas, such as work and school zones.
By the numbers: Colorado recorded 1,366 wrecks in work zones in 2024, according to preliminary data from the state Department of Transportation.
- The 31 crash-related fatalities doubled the previous year’s tally.
State of play: The first five cameras went live Monday in both directions of a work zone along the Diagonal Highway, or Colorado 119 between Jay Road and Lookout Road, Ben Acimovic, a CDOT traffic operations manager, told us.
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- More cameras are expected to debut in early 2026 after the agency analyzes data…