Traffic cameras upgraded in Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows and across the region

ICBC is replacing all 140 intersection safety cameras across the region with modern technology, including five in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. The program is intended to reduce dangerous driving behaviours, including red-light running and excessive speeding, to prevent crashes and improve safety for drivers, cyclists and pedestrians across B.C.

Attorney General and minister responsible for ICBC Niki Sharma said intersections are shared by drivers, cyclists and pedestrians and are the sites of some of the province’s most serious crashes. She said the upgraded technology will allow a proven road-safety program to continue reducing dangerous driving and preventing crashes, as part of the government’s commitment to road safety.

Camera locations are public. Red-light and speed-enforcement cameras are installed on Lougheed Highway at 207th Street and at the intersection with Kennedy and Old Dewdney Trunk roads. Red-light cameras are also located at intersections at 203rd Street, Dewdney Trunk Road and Harris Road.

The cameras record drivers who run red lights, while 35 cameras also record drivers who speed. Warning signs at every site tell drivers that cameras are present. The current cameras have reached the end of their working life.

Following a competitive procurement, ICBC selected Jenoptik Canada to supply and install the new cameras and maintain them for up to 10 years. The new cameras will offer higher resolution and enforcement and data capabilities similar to those of the equipment being replaced.

RoadSafetyBC reports that fewer drivers are running red lights at all 140 camera locations and that the cameras have helped reduce serious crashes. Red-light infractions fell 13 per cent over the past five years, while repeat red-light offenders declined 29 per cent. At the 35 intersections where speed infractions can result in speeding tickets, the number of drivers travelling more than 25 km/h over the limit fell 52 per cent over the past three years.

Public Safety and Solicitor General Nina Krieger said the upgraded cameras will support enforcement by identifying drivers who speed or run red lights and put other road users at risk. She said the province will continue working with ICBC, police and local governments to encourage safe driving, improve compliance with traffic laws and hold dangerous drivers accountable.

ICBC’s investment in the replacement cameras is $67 million over the life of the contract. The contract award is posted on the BC Bid website. ICBC president and CEO Jason McDaniel said the technology will help target high-risk driving behaviour and provide better data to improve the program, with the aim of reducing crashes and injuries while helping keep insurance affordable for customers.

The camera intersections were selected through data analysis to identify high-risk locations where red-light running and speeding cause the most serious crashes. The intersection safety camera program has operated since 1999 as a partnership among the Province, ICBC and police. Speeding tickets were added at 35 intersections in summer 2019. All camera locations are listed on the RoadSafetyBC and ICBC websites.