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<\/p>\nThe MTA will begin issuing fines to drivers caught speeding in active work zones on its bridges and tunnels starting Tuesday, Sept. 22.<\/p>\n
The program uses speed cameras in operational construction zones. The MTA said cameras have been in place since June, when the program began with warnings.<\/p>\n
The MTA said 15,780 warning notices have been issued since June 30, and speed cameras have been deployed in 200 work zones. More than 33,000 vehicles were captured exceeding the speed limit by more than 10 mph.<\/p>\n
Starting Tuesday, motorists recorded driving more than 10 mph above the posted speed limit in these work zones will be subject to a fine.<\/p>\n
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An MTA poster promoting the new safety crackdown during its rollout in June. Fines will be issued to drivers starting Tuesday Sept. 22. (Image obtained by NBC New York)<\/p>\n
Violations start at $50 for the first offense and $75 for the second offense if it occurs within 18 months of the first violation. Drivers with three or more violations will be fined $100 for each subsequent offense if within 18 months of the first violation. The MTA said the fines are subject to additional late fees.<\/p>\n
On average, vehicles were traveling 14.5 mph over the posted speed limits in those work zones, according to the MTA. The agency said that in some cases, drivers were recorded going as fast as 111 mph in a 45 mph work zone and 109 mph in a 35 mph work zone.<\/p>\n
The work zone speed camera program was originally authorized in 2021 by Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-New York) for state highway work zones, and it was expanded in 2025 by Hochul and the New York State Legislature to include MTA Bridges and Tunnels.<\/p>\n
The MTA operates and maintains nine facilities in the five boroughs:<\/p>\n
Bronx-Whitestone Bridge
Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge
Henry Hudson Bridge
Hugh L. Carey Tunnel
Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge
Queens Midtown Tunnel
Robert F. Kennedy Bridge
Throgs Neck Bridge
Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge<\/p>\n
An unmarked vehicle equipped with radar and camera equipment is stationed in active work zones and will operate during work hours, and signs will alert drivers to the presence of cameras ahead of active construction sites, according to the agency.<\/p>\n
The MTA said all violations are validated by a certified technician before they are issued.<\/p>\n
Because they are considered non-moving infractions, they will not appear on driving records nor be reported to insurance providers.<\/p>\n
Almost 900 fatalities and 40,000 injuries occurred in U.S. work zones in 2023, according to the MTA.<\/p>\n
This story was originally reported for broadcast by NBC New York. AI tools helped convert the story to a digital article, and an NBC New York journalist edited the article for publication.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The MTA will begin issuing fines to drivers caught speeding in active work zones on its bridges and…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":352087,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[128,141,9,24,63,129,131,130],"class_list":["post-352086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-the-bronx","tag-bronx","tag-mta","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-the-bronx","tag-the-bronx-headlines","tag-the-bronx-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352086","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=352086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/352086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/352087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=352086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=352086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=352086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}