§ 12-3403 — Locations at Which an Automated System May Be Installed

§ 12-3403. Locations at Which an Automated System May Be Installed.

(1) An automated speed enforcement system may be used to enforce this Chapter on the following corridors: (a) U.S. Route 1 (Roosevelt Boulevard) at any location between Ninth Street and the Philadelphia County line shared with Bucks County that is approved by the Department of Streets, the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and the Philadelphia Parking Authority. (b) Pennsylvania Route 611 (Broad Street) at any location between League Island Boulevard and the Philadelphia County line shared with Montgomery County that is identified by the Department of Streets and the Philadelphia Parking Authority in consultation with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. (c) Pennsylvania Route 13 at any location between the Philadelphia County line shared with Delaware County and the Philadelphia County line shared with Bucks County that is identified by the Department of Streets and the Philadelphia Parking Authority in consultation with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 461.3 (d) Pennsylvania Route 1004 (Erie Avenue and Torresdale Avenue) at any location between Pennsylvania State Route 13 (Hunting Park Avenue) and Pennsylvania State Route 1016 (Linden Avenue) that is identified by the Department of Streets and the Philadelphia Parking Authority in consultation with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 461.4 (e) Pennsylvania Route 2001 (Oregon Avenue, Christopher Columbus Boulevard, Delaware Avenue, and Richmond Street) at any location between Pennsylvania Route 611 (Broad Street) and Pennsylvania Route 1009 (Bridge Street) that is identified by the Department of Streets and the Philadelphia Parking Authority in consultation with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 461.5 (f) Pennsylvania Route 2016 (Allegheny Avenue) at any location between Pennsylvania Route 3009 (Ridge Avenue) and Pennsylvania Route 1021 (Delaware Avenue) that is identified by the Department of Streets and the Philadelphia Parking Authority in consultation with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. 461.6 (2) No automated system shall be used on a corridor identified in subsection 12-3403(1) unless: (a) warning signs are conspicuously posted as follows: (.1) two signs warning that an automated speed system is in use shall be posted at the beginning, and two such signs shall be posted at the end, of the stretch of each corridor along which camera locations may be installed; (.2) two signs warning that an automated speed enforcement system is in use shall be posted at no greater than two-mile intervals along such stretch of each approved corridor; and (.3) at least one sign shall be posted before the area in which each automated speed enforcement device is used, providing notification that a device is in use immediately ahead; and (b) a notice identifying the location of the automated speed enforcement system is posted on the publicly accessible Internet website of the Philadelphia Parking Authority. 461.7 (3) An automated speed enforcement system may be used to enforce this Chapter at the following locations, provided that no more than five (5) of the following school zones operate an active automated speed enforcement system concurrently: (a) Visitation B.V.M. School zone on East Lehigh Avenue between B Street and Kensington Avenue. (b) John B. Stetson Middle School zone on East Allegheny Avenue between A Street and B Street. (c) KIPP North Philadelphia Charter School zone on 16th Street between Cumberland Street and Huntingdon Street. (d) Widener Memorial School zone on West Olney Avenue between Broad Street and 16th Street. (e) Northeast High School zone on Cottman Avenue between Algon Avenue and Glendale Avenue. (f) High School of the Future school zone on West Girard Avenue between 39th Street and 40th Street. (g) William L. Sayre High School zone on Walnut Street between 58th Street and 59th Street. (4) No automated system shall be operated in a school zone identified in subsection 12-3403(3) unless for each active school zone: (a) warning signs are conspicuously posted as follows: (.1) two signs warning that an automated speed system is active and in use shall be posted at the beginning, and two such signs shall be posted at the end, of the stretch of each school zone along which camera locations may be installed; and (.2) at least one sign shall be posted before the area in which each automated speed enforcement device is used, providing notification that a device is in use immediately ahead. (b) an official traffic-control device with a posted speed limit of no greater than 15 miles per hour is flashing as an indication that the designated school zone is active; and (c) a notice identifying the location of the automated speed enforcement system is posted on the publicly accessible Internet website of the Philadelphia Parking Authority. (5) The Philadelphia Parking Authority shall provide notice to the Department of Transportation thirty (30) days prior to the operation of an automated speed enforcement system at a designated school zone listed in subsection (3). (6) When an active automated speed enforcement system is operated at a designated school zone listed in subsection (3), fines for violations of this Chapter are not authorized until after thirty (30) days following commencement of active system operation. The Philadelphia Parking Authority may, however, issue written warnings for violations during the initial thirty days of active operation. Notes 461.2 | Amended, Bill No. 240434 (approved June 18, 2024); amended, Bill No. 250148 (approved May 7, 2025). 461.3 | Added, Bill No. 241030 (approved December 18, 2024). 461.4 | Added, Bill No. 250770 (approved October 29, 2025). 461.5 | Added, Bill No. 250770 (approved October 29, 2025). 461.6 | Added, Bill No. 250770 (approved October 29, 2025). 461.7 | Amended, Bill No. 241030 (approved December 18, 2024).