ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Albemarle County is joining the long list of schools expanding its school zone speed camera program for safety reasons.
According to a release shared by the county on July 30, the county will implement speed enforcement cameras on Wednesday, Aug. 13. It will reportedly be operational in the school zone on Rockfish Gap Turnpike (U.S. 250) in Crozet, adjacent to Western Albemarle High School, Henley Middle School and Brownsville Elementary School.
“We’ve seen firsthand how effective this program can be in changing driver behavior,” said Captain Jason Marden with the Albemarle County Police Department’s Special Operations Division. “Reducing speeds in our school zones is a simple but powerful way to protect children traveling to and from school in our community.”…