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March 14, 2018
Dear Subscriber,
The Baltimore City Department of Transportation recently
announced the addition of new automated enforcement locations as part of the
City’s Automated Traffic Violation Enforcement System (ATVES).
Baltimore’s ATVES uses automated speed and red light
enforcement cameras to promote safe driving habits in the city. This program is
designed to increase safety by reducing driver speeds in city school zones, and
decreasing the incidence of vehicles running red lights. The new locations are
listed below.
Baltimore’s ATVES also announces a Commercial Vehicle Height
Monitoring System camera program, to record images of commercial vehicles
traveling on truck restricted (signed) roadways in Baltimore City. The vehicle’s
height conveys to the monitoring system that the vehicle passing the camera is
a truck. Operation of trucks on restricted streets is not only a safety concern
but also increases traffic congestion and damages streets, homes, businesses,
and other infrastructure.
Commercial Vehicle Height Monitoring System Cameras
The Commercial Vehicle Height Monitoring System Camera
Program uses the vehicle’s height to convey to the monitoring system that the
vehicle passing the camera is a restricted vehicle (over ¾ ton). When a
restricted vehicle is detected by the system, photos and video are taken of the
vehicle from the front, in order to capture the registration identification of
the vehicle’s cab. Vehicle height monitoring system cameras are operational 24
hours a day, every day of the year, on posted (signed) streets.
The fine for a Commercial Vehicle Height Monitoring System
violation varies, depending on the offense. Operators will receive a warning
for the first offense; $125 for the second offense and the third or subsequent
offenses are $250 each. Commercial vehicle operators should pay close attention
to signs posted on city streets that restrict vehicles over ¾ ton, and
familiarize themselves with the designated truck routes in Baltimore. The city’s
designated truck routes map is viewable at: https://transportation.baltimorecity.gov/sites/default/files/Baltimore%20City%20Official%20Truck%20Routes%20Map.pdf
The following automated Commercial Vehicle Height Monitoring
System locations, which include multiple directions, will be added at the
following locations on March 19, 2018:
1400-1700 Broening Highway
2300-2500 Chesapeake Avenue
3000-3200 Boston Street
800-1000 Fleet Street
3800-4000 Pulaski Highway
1600-1800 E. Fayette Street
The block ranges and intersections listed above are
approximations for the enforcement zones. Enforcement at all locations may be
on a temporary, rotating, or permanent basis.
To learn more about Baltimore’s ATVES program visit: https://transportation.baltimorecity.gov/automated-traffic-violation-enforcement-system
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