Fort Collins will begin issuing tickets to drivers caught on traffic cameras speeding

Fort Collins police want motorists to know they will soon be issuing tickets using the city’s new speed cameras. Drivers caught exceeding the speed limit will be fined from later this month.

The Automated Vehicle Identification System (AVIS) went online in several areas in the city on October 25. What followed was a 30-day warning period during which motorists had to get used to the designated corridors. There are signs at several intersections that read “Traffic Laws Photo Enforced.” For now, anyone caught speeding on camera will receive a written warning until November 25, when charges begin.

The corridors with the AVIS system include:

• Suniga Road – College Avenue to Lemay Avenue
• Riverside Drive – College Avenue to Pitkin Street
• Prospect Road – Taft Hill Road to Interstate 25
• Drake Road – Overland trail to Miles House Avenue
• Horsetooth Road – College Avenue to Ziegler Road
• Harmony Road – Chokecherry Trail to Interstate 25
• Trilby Road – Wainwright Drive to College Avenue
• Taft Hill Road – Mulberry Street to Trilby Street
• Shields Street – Elizabeth Street to Bon Homme Richard Drive
• College Avenue – Carpenter Road to Laurel Street
• Lemay Avenue – Prospect Road to Trilby Street
• Timberline Road – Prospect Road to Trilby Street
• Ziegler Road – William Neal Parkway to Kechter Road
• Conifer Street – College Avenue to Lemay Avenue
• Mulberry Street – Taft Hill Road to 12th Street
• Stuart Street – College Avenue to Lemay Avenue
• Elizabeth Street – Overland path to Shields Street
• Overland Trail – Mulberry Street to Drake Road

An additional camera was added Monday at College Avenue and Drake Road. That area will also include a 30-day warning period ending on December 11.

The cameras are comparable to the red light cameras currently in the city. FCPS says they have been using these cameras since 2005 and have had other automated speed enforcement technology since 1997. However, legislation passed by state lawmakers last year allows additional technology to be used by law enforcement agencies. Senate Bill 23-200 would allow for additional police enforcement of dangerous corridors known for accidents, speeding and community complaints.

According to FCPS, the cameras are not intended to provide an additional source of revenue for the city. All funds received from the program will go toward the city’s Vision Zero goals and be used for additional traffic safety efforts.

Anyone with questions can call the FCPS Camera Radar Coordinator at 970-416-2236.