More highway work zones across Connecticut are now being monitored by speed cameras as the state expands its effort to slow drivers in construction areas where nearly 4,900 accidents have occurred over the past five years. Speed cameras went live Sunday at the Interstate 91, Interstate 691 and Route 15 interchange construction projects, joining a growing network of enforcement cameras operating through the state Department of Transportation’s Know the Zone program. The program was launched after highway workers repeatedly raised concerns about speeding and distracted driving in work zones, where crews often work just feet from passing traffic. According to the CT CRASH database, there have been 4,867 crashes involving work zones statewide from 2021 to 2025, resulting in 18 fatalities. The state uses two types of work zone speed cameras: stationary units mounted on utility trailers for long-term projects like the interchange construction in Meriden; and mobile units, mounted on SUVs, for short-term projects like paving or pothole filling. The Department of Transportation maintains a map showing approximate locations of the cameras, though only 15 cameras can be active at a time, according to state law. During a statewide testing period from March through May, the cameras detected 8.4 million vehicles traveling through work zones. Of those, 1.3 million were traveling above the posted speed limit, according to department spokesperson Eva Zymaris. Roughly 4,000 were traveling at more than 85 mph through work zones, and 150 drivers were traveling more than 100 mph.

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