<body><div>Complete our Reader Survey for a chance to win a CTNewsJunkie mug on Nov. 11! ➔ ➔ ➔ TAP THIS RIBBON! Complete our Reader Survey for a chance to win a CTNewsJunkie mug on Nov. 11! ➔ ➔ ➔ TAP THIS RIBBON!<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=4P1LcU_1H0eQ0nL00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=4P1LcU_1H0eQ0nL00" width="1200" height="900" ><figcaption>FILE — A traffic sign warns motorists of upcoming speed enforcement cameras in Beacon Falls. The state has approved West Hartford’s revised camera plan. Credit: Viktoria Sundqvist / CTNewsJunkie</figcaption></figure>Speed and red light cameras in West Hartford may soon be activated after the state Department of Transportation this week gave the town’s revised plan the final go-ahead. Officials have said they hope to have West Hartford’s speed cameras running by the end of the year or early January. West Hartford is one of 19 municipalities approved so far for the automatic traffic enforcement devices in Connecticut. Not all approved towns have activated their cameras yet. After a municipality applies, the DOT has 60 days to approve or reject the plan, with suggested revisions. What you need to know about CT’s traffic cameras. West Hartford submitted its plan in January, and the DOT first approved it April 21. The plan has gone through a handful of revisions since then. The DOT approved the final plan Nov. 10. It includes speed cameras in 16 heavily trafficked areas and school zones, plus 10 red light cameras at busy intersections. In 2023, the town received a $669,007 federal Safe Streets and Roads for All grant to pay for an 18-month pilot. Because of that federal money, the Federal Highway Administration also had to approve the plan, We-Ha reported. The Town Council adopted an ordinance allowing the cameras in April 2025. It unanimously approved the speed camera program that December. <h2>How West Hartford speed cameras will work</h2>Speed cameras photograph the license plate of any vehicle going 10 or more miles over the posted speed limit. Then a ticket goes out by mail to the vehicle’s registered owner. Red light cameras photograph vehicles that run a red light. Law enforcement must review all images. A month-long warning period usually follows a camera’s activation before actual tickets go out. State law sets the fines for West Hartford’s speed cameras, according to We-Ha.com. A first violation within a year costs $50, and each one after that costs $75. Towns may also charge a $15 processing fee. The tickets are municipal citations, not moving violations, and go to the vehicle’s owner rather than the driver. State law requires towns to spend the money on transportation safety, infrastructure, or the camera program itself. A municipality must hold a public hearing before submitting a plan to the state DOT for automatic traffic devices. The plan must show how the devices could improve traffic safety. Once DOT signs off on the plan, it is good for three years. Municipalities can reapply once the three years are up, the DOT said. In August, Gov. Ned Lamont urged all Connecticut municipalities to pause installing any new “safety cameras” and automatic license-plate readers. The pause would last until the Connecticut Police Officers Standards and Training Council issued more detailed guidance. The council, which provides guidance to the state’s law enforcement agencies, has submitted its recommendations to the governor. The council recommended that lawmakers update existing speed camera laws. The changes would give drivers of rented or leased vehicles a clear process to contest tickets. Lawmakers will likely take up the issue when the legislature reconvenes in January. Republish THIS SPECIFIC ARTICLE for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license. Click "Republish this story" above for terms.</div></body>

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