Mesa Police Department Traffic Section
Red Light Enforcement & Intersection Speed Cameras

These cameras are stationary and do not change locations.

The new cameras are smaller in size and provide clearer images for better vehicle and driver identification. The red light cameras are triggered by sensors installed in the roadway. When a vehicle runs a red light, the cameras take high resolution color digital photos of the violation event. The cameras are not triggered by vehicles that are in the intersection when the light turns red. The program operates 24 hours a day and in all weather conditions.

This program also utilizes intersection speed cameras and streaming video, which detect and document speed violations through intersections. Some of the most serious crashes that occur are caused by drivers speeding through intersections, regardless of the color of the light. Streaming video operates within the high resolution high speed cameras that are programmed to capture red light violations, as well as vehicles traveling in excess of the posted speed limit. The video is recorded onto a DVD and presented to the court during hearings that involve the streaming video. The City has identified our most dangerous intersections based on crash data captured. These top intersections for crashes and/or fatalities will be equipped with the new speed on green.

The camera will capture images of the vehicle as well as the facial image of the driver of those vehicles. The cameras are configured to capture speeders driving 11 miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit through the intersection. See photos.

Fixed-Site Speed Cameras have been introduced in the Rhodes Junior High corridor on West Baseline Road, between Pennington and Longmore. The photo enforcement system at Rhodes Junior High is the first mid-block speed camera in Mesa and in the State of Arizona. The cameras will capture speeding violations that occur while the school zone lights are flashing with a reduced speed limit of 35 miles per hour and during non-school time periods with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour. Currently, the 35 mile per hour school zone flashing lights are operational from 7:00 A.M. until 8:00 P.M. Monday through Friday. The photo enforcement system will monitor traffic in both directions of travel. The speed detection technology in the system in synchronized with the flashing light to ensure violations are captured with the appropriate speed limit. The use of fixed-site speed cameras sends a clear message that Mesa has zero tolerance for school zone speeding as it puts children and the community at risk.

At this time, Rhodes Junior High is the only planned location for this type of fixed-site speed camera photo enforcement.

This newly expanded program will continue to provide safer Mesa streets. Additionally, with the implementation of this digital technology, drivers who receive notices of violation will be able to view their violation, pay fines and schedule a hearing online. In the past, drivers had to physically visit a service center to view their violation images.

The new digital cameras are supplied and installed by American Traffic Solutions, the leading provider of state-of-the-art, turn-key vehicle detection and imaging technology designed and built specifically for photo traffic enforcement.

Remember to slow down and stop on red.