Carin in Boulder County writes, “What’s driving you crazy? I saw your article regarding Blissway traffic cameras where you mentioned they are being used to capture people who weave in and out of express lanes. I just saw them set up on highway 119 where there are no express lanes whatsoever. I, among others, are very interested in knowing what these cameras are being used for and if it’s legal?”
The new cameras you spotted on the Diagonal Highway, Carin, between Boulder and Longmont are not set up to catch weaving drivers, but speeders. I assure you, this is legal.
I drove the Diagonal several times and spotted the new Blissway cameras set up mainly between 55th and 63rd Streets. There is a pair close together, then a single camera and then another pair about a half mile away from the first pair. These cameras are from the same company, Blissway, as the ones set up along the express lanes to monitor drivers weaving in and out of the lanes. I was told this is the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) first contract with Blissway for speed enforcement…