Speed cameras now active in 20 school zones around Columbus, police say
The Columbus Police Department has activated automated speed enforcement cameras in 20 school zones across the city, the department announced Friday.
Police said the zones are the first to go live during the 2024-2025 school year, with 13 of the zones issuing warnings and seven zones issuing citations.
“This initiative is part of CPD’s broader School Zone Safety Program aimed at protecting students by curbing speeding during school traffic hours,” the news release says.
The following school zones are active and issuing warnings:
Clubview Elementary School
Dimon Elementary School
Double Churches Elementary School
Eagle Ridge Academy/Shaw High School
Eddy Middle School/South Columbus Elementary School
Forrest Road Elementary School
Fort Middle School
Georgetown Elementary School
Hannan Elementary School
Lonnie Jackson Academy/Rothschild Middle School
Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School
Rigdon Road Elementary/Rainey-McCullers School of the Arts
River Road Elementary School
The following school zones are active and issuing citations:
Blackmon Road Middle School
Blanchard Elementary School
Davis Elementary School
Double Churches Middle School
Midland Middle School
Reese Road Leadership Academy
Waddell Elementary School/Wynnton Arts Academy
Police said additional school zones are expected to come online in the 2025-2026 school year. Citations are issued to those traveling 11 mph or more over the speed limit during active school zone hours, according to CPD.
A full list of school zones and enforcement times can be found on the CPD website.
All money collected from fines from speeding violations in Columbus public school zones will be used for CPD public safety programs, the Ledger-Enquirer reported. The first citation is $75 and subsequent citations are $125, according to a 2024 CPD news release.
Results of private school cameras
Speed cameras at two private schools in Columbus resulted in more than $600,000 in fines last year, the Ledger-Enquirer reported.
Cameras in the Brookstone and St. Luke school zones produced fines totaling about $612,000 between February 2024 and December 2024, according to a report from the Muscogee County Sheriff’s Office.