KINGSTON – The City of Kingston has installed its first set of school speed zone cameras on Broadway in the northbound and southbound lanes in front of Kingston High School.

“During the last two years, meeting with residents during my Listening Tours, and hearing from folks across the city, the number one neighborhood concern has consistently been speeding and traffic safety,” Kingston Mayor Steve Noble said. “I have worked to lower the speed limit citywide, install more signage, implement safe streets projects on Henry Street and Franklin Street, and create a Traffic Safety Unit at the Kingston Police Department. But still the problem of speeding has persisted. We hope these new school speed zone cameras will help calm traffic and protect our school children by deterring speeding. After some delays in shipping, we have received all the equipment, and our staff is working to get the cameras installed swiftly.”

Noble said there will be a 30-day warning period, starting Monday. After 30 days, these cameras will begin automatically ticketing any vehicle that is speeding in a school zone during operating hours. Cameras are scheduled to be installed on W. O’Reilly near the high school entrance, Washinton Avenue at Marius Street for George Washington Elementary and on Delaware Avenue at Corporate Drive for JFK Elementary.

The speed limit is 15 miles per hour in the elementary school zones and 20 miles per hour in the high school zones. Cameras will be operational on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. at JFK and George Washington and 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. at Kingston High School during the school year. Cameras will be active if/when summer school is in session.

In the 2026 Adopted Budget, revenue from the school speed zone cameras was estimated at $200,000. Revenue generated in the first year will go toward operating expenses and continued traffic enforcement.