(KRON) — The City of Oakland announced Monday that it will soon begin installing 18 automated speed cameras throughout the area. The cameras will capture license plates of vehicles traveling at 11 miles per hour or more over the speed limit, leading to citations being mailed to the registered owner.
The Oakland Department of Transportation said all 18 speed cameras are expected to be installed and activated by mid-January 2026. After the final camera is installed, a 60-day period will begin during which only warnings will be issued.
“Citations are expected to start in spring 2026,” OakDOT wrote in a news release. “Fines will start at $50 and increase to up to $500 for those traveling more than 100 mph.”
A list of proposed locations for the speed cameras was released by the city, and includes:
Martin Luther King Junior Way (between 42nd and 43rd streets)
Claremont Avenue (between Hillegass Avenue and College Avenue)
Foothill Boulevard (between Irving Street and 24th Avenue)
Foothill Boulevard (between 19th and 20th avenues)
Seventh Street (between Adeline and Linden streets)
West Grand (between Chestnut and Linden streets)
Broadway (between 26th and 27th streets)
San Pablo Avenue (between Athens and Sycamore streets)
Seventh Street (between Broadway and Franklin Street)
Macarthur Boulevard (between Green Acre Road and Enos Avenue)
Fruitvale Avenue (between Galindo Street and Logan Street)
International Boulevard (between 40th and 41st avenues)
Hegenberger Road (between Spencer and Hawley)
73rd Avenue (between Fresno and Krause)
Bancroft Avenue (between 86th Avenue and Auseon Avenue)
98th Avenue (between Blake Drive and Gould Street)
98th Avenue (between Cherry and Birch)
Bancroft Avenue (between 65th and 66th avenues)
The locations were chosen based on crash data and speed studies along what OakDOT calls the “high injury network” — where 8 percent of streets account for 60 percent of fatal and severe traffic collisions.
Proposed locations of Oakland speed cameras (Image: OakDOT)
Verra Mobility was contracted by the City of Oakland to administer the speed camera program.
“To ensure security and privacy, the cameras will only monitor vehicles with a speed of 11 mph or more over the posted speed limit, capturing images of only vehicle license plates,” OakDOT wrote. “These images will be sent securely for review and approval to OakDOT, which will verify the infraction before a fine is issued to the vehicle’s owner.”
Assembly Bill 645, signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in 2023, authorized automatic speed enforcement pilot programs in six California cities, including San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Los Angeles, Glendale and Long Beach. San Francisco began issuing citations to drivers caught on camera earlier this year.
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