The City of Edmonton said it’s been waiting almost a year for the province to approve tools to help fight the rise of “extreme speeding.” In a memo to city council on Tuesday, city administration detailed ongoing efforts to have automated enforcement reinstated at eight “high-risk” intersections. City staff said speeding – in particular extreme speeding – has increased in Edmonton after photo radar and other automated enforcement tools were banned by the province in 2024. It reports that 2025 saw a 128-per-cent increase in drivers speeding more than 30 km/hr over the limit compared to the previous year, as well as 79 per cent more drivers traveling 10-19 km/hr over the limit. Overall, the city said it has seen speeding increase at 82 per cent of intersections monitored by the city. Calgary and Camrose were both approved to start using automated enforcement at some locations. Edmonton said it has been stuck waiting for approvals. City staff say the eight requests submitted between November and January met or exceeded the province’s threshold for exemptions, but it was told by the province in February that no decisions would be made before September while the program was reorganized. City staff clarified that requests from Camrose and Calgary were made prior to Edmonton’s, and that Calgary appears to have applications from November that are also currently pending. On Oct. 15, transportation minister Devin Dreeshen told CTV News Edmonton he was “aware” of Edmonton’s requests and that decisions would “be announced soon.” The intersections currently being requested are: The city memo said administration would “continue to seek clarity” on the status of its requests and would make additional cases when “provincial direction becomes available.”
