Here’s where the City of Ottawa will install speed cushions, humps at former photo radar locations

City of Ottawa crews are preparing to install speed cushions on Maxime Street in Ottawa's east end. The city is installing speed cushions and bumps on streets where photo radar cameras were located. (Peter Szperling/CTV News Ottawa)

Speed humps and cushions could be installed at 29 former photo radar camera locations across Ottawa as part of the plan to slow down drivers.

The Ontario government passed legislation last fall to ban automated speed enforcement (ASE) cameras on roads across the province, with municipalities required to turn off the cameras by Nov. 14, 2025.

The City of Ottawa is eligible to receive up to $23.8 million in funding under Ontario’s Road Safety Initiatives Fund to implement traffic calming measures and install signage at former photo radar camera locations. Measures that can be installed include speed bumps, speed cushions, speed display boards and signage.

• Speeds increase 8-10 km/h at former Ottawa photo radar camera locations since cameras banned

Speed cushions are a type of speed bump that slows down vehicles but allows larger vehicles, including fire trucks, to pass without slowing down, according to Coun. Glen Gower.

In a message on his website, Gower says the city has applied for funding to pay for traffic calming measures and safety infrastructure in several school zones.

He notes four sets of speed cushions will be installed on Stittsville Main Street and on Abbott Street at former photo radar locations.

A recent city report outlined proposed measures at the 84 former photo radar camera locations, which will require provincial approval and a detailed design before being implemented. All projects must be completed by the end of March 2028.

The city’s plans include installing thermoplastic symbols at some photo radar locations, upgrading the existing crosswalk and upgrading power sources. Eighty-two locations will have a speed display board installed to inform drivers how fast they are travelling.

Here is where speed humps and speed cushions are planned to be installed across Ottawa:

Speed cushions

• Carrier Street westbound near Orleans Boulevard
• Klondike Road westbound near Sandhill Road
• Abbott Street East near Shea Road
• Stittsville Main Street near Bandelier Way
• Bayshore Driver near St. Rose of Lima School
• Woodridge Crescent Westbound near Bayshore Public School
• Meadowlands Drive near Thatcher Street
• Cassidy Road near Bruin Lane
• Old Richmond Road southbound near Longwood Avenue
• Knoxdale Road near Skipton Road
• Merivale Road southbound near MacFarlane Road
• Meadowlands Drive southbound near Tiverton Drive
• Crichton Street near Vaughan Street
• Queen Mary Street near Edith Avenue
• Donald Street near Barnaby Private
• Lanark Avenue near Briarway Private
• First Avenue near Percy Street
• Colonial Road near Delson Drive
• Osgoode Main Street near Vance Street
• Rockdale Road near Horizon Drive
• Ottawa Street near McBean Street
• Kelly Farm Drive near Findlay Creek Drive
• Abbeyhill Drive near Aldburn Place
• Bridgestone Drive near Grassy Plains Drive
• Stonehaven Drive near Tandalee Crescent
• Berrigan Drive near Longfields Drive
• Stoneway Drive near Forest Gate Way

Speed humps

• River Run Avenue westbound near Grand Canal Street
• Kitchener Avenue near Cochrane Street

Data from the City of Ottawa shows drivers have been speeding in school zones since the photo radar cameras were turned off.

The data, released earlier this month, shows the average speed increased 8 km/h to 10 km/h at seven of the eight photo radar locations between October, the last full month for photo radar cameras, and April. Approximately 70 per cent of drivers were observed speeding at three former photo radar locations in April, compared to only 10 per cent of drivers speeding over the limit last October.

According to city data, only 25 per cent of drivers complied with the posted speed limit on Longfields Drive in April, down from 38 per cent of drivers complying with the speed limit in March and 62 per cent of drivers complying with the speed limit last December.

The average speed observed on Longfields Drive at the site of the former photo radar camera was 45 km/h in April, compared to 35 km/h last October.

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