Speed Cameras Coming to Capital Beltway

The State Highway Administration will install automated speed cameras along the southbound Capital Beltway as part of a $3.8 million road resurfacing project, transportation officials announced this week. 

The speed cameras are being installed to slow traffic and protect the workers resurfacing the road between D'Arcy Road and Branch Avenue in Clinton. The warning signs will be posted August 22 and citations will be issued the next day. 

The law allows police to use speed cameras to fine drivers exceeding the posted speed limit by 12 mph or more in work zones along controlled access roadways with a 45 mph or more speed limit.

The resurfacing project began this week and should be completed by late fall, according to SHA. The administration last resurfaced this portion of the road in 2001.

Motorists might experience delays during construction. Crews might close one lane weeknights beginning at 8 p.m. and two lanes beginning at 9 p.m. Triple-lane closures, while infrequent, might also occur between midnight and 5 a.m. Crews may also close ramps for resurfacing weeknights between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.

Residents with questions about traffic operations along the county's state routes should call SHA’s District 3 Office at 301-513-7300 or toll free at 1-800-749-0737.