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On Middletown's Speed Cameras

(Last updated 11/10/25) Speed Cameras You may be aware that Middletown CT has added speed cameras. The first Middletown speed camera was activated on June 6th on Rt 66/Washington Street immediately inside the city limits. There are two additional sites with cameras installed but not yet active, on Country Club Road and Westfield Street. [11/10/25 update: these two locations are going live November 17th ] These came about due to a renewal in a 2021 state law allowing speed cameras. Initially limited to work zones only, Public Act 23-116, approved in late 2023, renewed those work zone cameras, adding " any municipality may authorize the use of automated traffic enforcement safety devices.. ."(1) Middletown jumped right on that bandwagon, becoming the second municipality in Connecticut to install speed cameras; Washington CT was the first. City Ordinance 12-24 was approved by the Town Council on July 26, 2024. (2) Soon after, the city contracted with  Dacra Tech , an Illinoi...