Hunter
11/12/25
Gazette
Two speed enforcement cameras in Cedar Rapids that were part of a large shutdown of traffic enforcement cameras around the state last year are set to be turned back on.
The Gazette reports the cameras will soon start issuing citations again after an appeal to the Department Of Transportation by the Cedar Rapids Police Department was approved more than a year after it was submitted.
Under a new state law passed in 2024, cities in Iowa had to request approval from the DOT before using the automated cameras to issue speeding tickets.
The City of Cedar Rapids submitted approval requests for the 13 cameras that were in operation before the law was passed, and only got approval for four. Two cameras that capture the speeds of vehicles entering the Interstate 380 S-curve that passes through the city were included.
The City appealed for the opportunity to activate the two cameras that capture the speed of vehicles leaving the S-curve in October last year. They pointed to data that showed the number of cars traveling more than 10 mph over the 55 mph speed limit when they left the S-curve increased from 2,755 in a week, to 3,438 in the week, or nearly 25 percent after the two rejected cameras stopped issuing citations.
The city received an updated cameras permit on Oct. 31.Officials say there’re will be a warning and public notice period before full enforcement resumes.