If you are traveling on a Pennsylvania thruway, be cautious of your speed. Many states, including Pennsylvania, New York and Ohio, have cameras monitoring your speed to determine if you are exceeding the posted speed limit.
In Pennsylvania, these cameras are found in major cities including Philadelphia. However, the speed cameras in Pennsylvania are mostly focused around work zones to help monitor speed safety during construction.
In 2024, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, along with the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and Pennsylvania State Police, enforced a statewide work zone safety camera program following a five-year pilot program which was then made permanent by Gov. Josh Shapiro in 2023.
How do speed cameras work?
According to PennDOT, the safety cameras use vehicle-mounted systems to detect and record motorists that are exceeding the posted work zone speed limits by 11 miles per hour or more…