EDMONDS, Wash. — Cameras installed in Edmonds school zones will begin issuing hefty tickets to speeding drivers on Monday.
The cameras are part of an initiative by the City of Edmonds to create safer walk zones around schools. A proposal to the Edmonds City Council to install the cameras passed in May of 2023. The cameras began recording speeding violations on Jan. 2 but only sent out warning letters until Monday of this week.
Now, violators caught on camera will be hit with a $130 fine.
The project was intended to address multiple complaints and concerns by parents of Edmonds School District students and neighborhood residents. The project installed five camera systems around four Edmonds schools, including Edmonds-Woodway High School, Scriber Lake School, Chase Lake Elementary and Westgate Elementary.
The cameras will be operational in the following school zones when yellow warning beacons are flashing:
- Southbound 76th Avenue West (south of 212th Street Southwest) at Edmonds-Woodway High School
- Eastbound 212th Street Southwest (west of 76th Avenue West) at Edmonds-Woodway High School
- Westbound 220th Street Southwest (west of 95th Avenue West) at Westgate Elementary School
- Southbound 100th Avenue West (south of SR 104) at Scriber Lake High School
- Southbound 84th Avenue West (south of 212th Street Southwest) at Chase Lake Elementary School
Penalties for speeding in a school zone are similar to a parking infraction and will not become part of someone's driving record. However, failure to respond to a notice of infraction or failure to appear at a requested court hearing may result in the Department of Licensing refusing to renew a vehicle registration until all outstanding fines have been paid.
