Speed cameras netted Greater Sudbury $753K in 2024

A committee in Sudbury will decide next week how to allocate $753,000 in speed camera revenue generated in 2024.

Gross revenues from fines generated from automated speed cameras in Greater Sudbury totalled $1.344 million in 2024, a report headed to the city’s operations committee said.

That translates into net revenue of $753,003 when items such as operating costs and an allowance for unpaid fines are factored in.

A total of 12,796 tickets were issued last year, for an average of almost 35 tickets a day.

City staff are seeking the committee’s approval for its proposals on how to spend the money.

The bulk of the $753,000 -- $500,000 -- would be dedicated to the city’s road and transportation asset management plan. Another $54,892 would be used to repay outstanding operating costs from 2023, while $83,009 would go into the city’s tax rate stabilization fund, which aims to reduce large tax increases should they spike in a single tax year.

Temporary bollards

That leaves $115,102 to fund traffic calming projects, which include things like temporary bollards and speed display signs.

“As part of the funded programs for 2025, staff are recommending to implement permanent traffic calming on Brenda Drive, from Moonrock Avenue to St. Charles Lake Road,” the report said.

“Brenda Drive is currently the top-ranked traffic calming location. It is anticipated that speed bumps or speed tables will be the selected traffic calming measure of choice, however, the location will still be subject to public consultation and final design.”

Another traffic calming priority is speeding issues on Field Street, which is adjacent to a secondary and elementary school. Bollards have proven not to work because motorists are driving on the gravel shoulders to get around the bollards to avoid reducing speed.

“The road is used as a cut-through for motorists as well as a walking route for many students,” the report said.

“The installation of the speed display signs will provide a level of traffic calming on Field Street until permanent traffic calming measures are installed.”

The speed display signs show in real-time how fast motorists are driving, compared to the actual speed limit.

“The installation of the speed display signs will provide a level of traffic calming on Field Street until permanent traffic calming measures are installed,” the report said.

“Staff anticipates when permanent traffic calming is installed, the signs will remain in place and form an additional part of the traffic calming measures …”

Read the full report here. The operations committee meeting will be held March 17.