Speed cameras across Portland have been shut off for months. Here’s why

Since the end of July, the 32 speed enforcement cameras across Portland haven’t snapped a single photo of a speeding car.

The reason: All the cameras have been switched off as part of what the Portland Bureau of Transportation is calling a necessary step in upgrading and refreshing the traffic safety system, as first reported by OPB.

Bureau spokesperson Hannah Schafer told The Oregonian/OregonLive that the cameras are being replaced as the city shifts to a new vendor…

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