Speed cameras on Swansea’s Carmarthen Road to be switched on – 5 years after being installed

The Carmarthen Road cameras were installed in June 2018 as part of a £455,000 road safety initiative, but have never been switched on due to a variety of technical issues.

That is all set to change on 26 June, as the cameras will begin processing offences.

In a statement, a spokesperson from Go Safe said: “GoSafe, the Wales Road Casualty Reduction Partnership, work with the Highways Authorities in Wales to enforce safety camera schemes. These schemes include fixed speed cameras, red light cameras, average speed cameras, in addition to mobile enforcement cameras.

“South Wales Police host the Central Ticket Office who administer offences from these schemes across Mid & South Wales.

“Due to the advent of digital technology and the demands upon IT departments to install several camera types, significant development and investment in systems was required. Additional resourcing was approved in the IT staff team to assist with the development work and to bring all these schemes online.

“These additional resources mean that from Monday, 26^th June, 31 cameras across South Wales will begin processing offences. These cameras include a mixture of speed cameras and ‘speed on green’ cameras at traffic lights. These multi-functional cameras have the ability to capture both red light and speeding offences.

“Speed is a major contribution to collisions on our roads. These additional schemes will make our roads safer for everyone and improve the behaviour of the minority of drivers breaking the speed limit.”

The location of the camera’s being turned on in Swansea

• A48 Peniel Green Road
• Gors Avenue
• A483 Carmarthen Road near junction of Hall Street
• A4067 Mumbles Road at Blackpill
• B4489 Llangyfelach Road near junction of New Road
• B4489 Llangyfelach Road near junction of Parkhill Road
• A4118 Dyfatty Street
• A483 Carmarthen Road, A4216 Station Road and Ravenhill Road at Fforestfach Cross (3 cameras )
• A483 Carmarthen Road near Wicks DIY store
• B4295 Swansea Road in Waunarlwydd
• A483 Carmarthen Road near junction of Cave Street

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