Baltimore, MD (July 17, 2025) – Today, Baltimore City Department of Transportation (BCDOT) Director Veronica P. McBeth announced that automated speed enforcement locations will soon be expanded along the Jones Falls Expressway (JFX) / I-83.

To decrease vehicular accidents and improve safety, two automated speed enforcement cameras have been installed along the Jones Falls Expressway / I-83 within city limits.  Enforcement locations were identified where high incidents of speeding and/or vehicular crashes typically occur.  Currently, speed cameras are installed at the following locations along the JFX:

• Northbound Jones Falls Expressway / I-83 at Smith Avenue
• Southbound Jones Falls Expressway / I-83 at W. North Avenue

With the passage of Chapter 567 of the 2025 Maryland General Assembly, Baltimore City has gained authority to install a total of four speed cameras on the Jones Falls Expressway (JFX) / I-83.  Of these cameras, only one speed camera may operate in either direction at any given time. As such, BCDOT will be reinstalling two speed cameras near 41st Street to improve speed compliance along the corridor.  

These cameras will go live on August 4, 2025, and only one camera will operate in each direction at any given time.  Motorists should ensure that they follow speed limits while traveling along the entire corridor.  Drivers that exceed posted speed limits by 12 or more miles per hour will receive a citation by mail. 

“With these new camera locations along the Jones Falls Expressway, BCDOT hopes to expand and solidify the meaningful reductions in crashes observed in the vicinity of the existing speed cameras,” said Director McBeth.  “Our commitment to public safety is paramount, and these cameras serve as a constant reminder for drivers to obey posted speed limits, ultimately making the expressway safer for everyone.”

To alert drivers that automated speed enforcement is occurring, warning signs are posted along the JFX.  Digital speed sentry signs have also been installed so that motorists will receive feedback on their speeds in real time to encourage compliance with posted speed limits. 

The fine for an automated speed citation is $40, and since these are considered civil violations, no license points are assessed.  Automated speed enforcement along the JFX is in effect 365 days a year, 24 hours a day.  According to Maryland State law, automated speed camera revenues will be used to cover the operating costs of the JFX camera system, and remaining funds must be allocated for expressway improvements. 

Additional information about the city’s Automated Traffic Violation Enforcement System can be found at https://transportation.baltimorecity.gov/atvesprogram.