by Viktoria Sundqvist CTNewsJunkie
GREENWICH, CT — One out of Connecticut’s 11 municipalities approved for automated traffic devices like speed cameras has announced it is temporarily halting their use in school zones after resident concerns.
Greenwich First Selectman Fred Camillo this week said the town has received a number of complaints about the cameras, which were approved by the state Department of Transportation in July 2025.
“Following an internal review of the procedures used to implement the speed camera program in the vicinity of Greenwich schools, it was determined that the approval process was not completed entirely as required,” Camillo said in a statement Thursday. “Specifically, it has been determined that a public hearing and additional local approval were necessary prior to the implementation of the program.”
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Greenwich’s Automated Traffic Enforcement Safety Device Municipal Plan includes automated cameras in 10 different areas, all near local schools. The town, which has a population of just over 62,000 residents, also applied to the state to have speed limits lowered in school zones and flashing signs to alert local drivers.
“The town takes its procedural obligations seriously, and it is important that this program be brought into full compliance before moving forward,” Camillo said.
The town is still committed to improving roadway safety for all residents, particularly the children and families in our school communities, the first selectman said.
“We ask for your patience as we work through next steps, and we will be providing additional information as it becomes available,” Camillo said in his statement. “We are also working to update the program to be responsive to issues that have been raised, such as the time frame for appeals.”
Speed-camera devices pick up a vehicle going 10 or more miles over the posted speed limit or a vehicle that fails to stop at a red light, takes a picture of the offending vehicle’s license plate and then a ticket is mailed out to the registered owner of the vehicle.
So far, automated traffic devices have been approved in Beacon Falls, Fairfield, Greenwich, Marlborough, Middletown, Milford, New Haven, Stratford, Stamford, Wethersfield and Washington. Hamden, Hartford, Prospect, West Hartford and Winchester have submitted plans to the DOT but are awaiting approval.
The DOT is also hoping the legislature will approve a bill to allow the department to oversee speed cameras on limited-access highways.