Los Angeles’ new speed-camera network began operating Monday morning, with the first 20 cameras already recording violations from early commuters. Two cameras along La Cienega Boulevard were seen flashing in the early-morning darkness.
The automated enforcement cameras are designed to monitor speeding on major Los Angeles roads. Drivers caught committing the most serious violations could face fines of up to $500.
“Another light. When I pass here every day going to the gym, it’s flashing every few minutes,” Brian Meung, who lives near La Cienega Boulevard and Pickford Street, told Fox News.
Nearly 20 cameras were installed during the program’s first phase. By the end of 2026, the city expects the network to expand to 125 enforcement locations covering all 15 Los Angeles City Council districts.
For the initial 60-day period beginning Oct. 26, drivers caught speeding will receive warning notices by mail rather than fines. Monetary penalties are scheduled to begin after the grace period ends on Dec. 26.
Four intersections have been confirmed for the initial rollout: La Cienega Boulevard and Pico Boulevard, La Brea Avenue and 1st Street, Fairfax Avenue and Clinton Street, and Melrose Avenue and Hayworth Avenue.
Additional speed cameras are planned for sections of Sunset Boulevard, Olympic Boulevard, Venice Boulevard and Highland Avenue.
Lily Trujillo, founder of Street Racing Kills, said the cameras could provide law enforcement with information it has long lacked. Trujillo lost her 15-year-old daughter in a 2013 street-racing crash.
“I found out the hard way how many people race. How many people speed. I never thought about it before. I didn’t know how many people died every year in our streets… But you know what I did realize? That my daughter was no longer with me,” Trujillo told KTLA.
The Los Angeles City Council approved a five-year plan for installing speed cameras under California Assembly Bill 645 in March. Under the plan, money collected from speeding fines will be directed toward local safe-street infrastructure projects.