Drivers in work zones in Maryland are warned to slow down, or soon be prepared to pay double.
The Maryland Road Worker Protection Act of 2024 goes into effect on June 1, doubling the fine from $40 to $80 if you are caught by a speed camera going more than 12 miles per hour over the posted speed limit.
That’s not the only change, as the system will switch to a tiered structure on January 1, 2025 based on both speed and whether workers are present.
- 12-15 over speed limit // $60 ($120 if workers are present)
- 16-19 over speed limit // $80 ($160 if workers are present)
- 20-29 over speed limit // $140 ($280 if workers are present)
- 30-39 over speed limit // $270 ($540 if workers are present)
- 40+ over speed limit // $500 ($1,000 if workers are present)
Cameras will be required to have flashing blue lights to alert motorists beyond the “Photo Enforced” signs starting in January.
According to Maryland officials, there were 1,200 work zone-related crashes in 2023, over three per day.
Speed cameras are approved in Delaware, but at this point have only been used in the initial pilot program during the I-95 Restore the Corridor project.
They are expected to be installed at some point this summer in the I-95/896 work zone.
Regionally, speed cameras are also in place along Philadelphia’s Roosevelt Boulevard, major and minor roads in Montgomery County, Maryland, and in Washington D.C.
How do you face your accuser in a court of law as the constitution guarantees, when your accuser is a camera ? They are Illegal tickets, and all cases should be thrown out of court.