Tramway Boulevard’s late-night drag racers have a new obstacle between them and the finish line. The city activated an automated speed camera southbound near Lomas this week, aiming a lens at one of Albuquerque’s most persistent speeding hot spots.
The camera is part of a citywide push that has grown to 38 active locations since 2022, chosen using crash data, High Fatality and Injury Network maps and community complaints, the city said. Two more cameras are coming to Coors by St. Joseph’s in early August.
“With (automated speed enforcement) cameras in place, drivers are slowing down on our riskiest stretches, making Albuquerque streets safer,” said Jennifer Turner, director of the city’s Department of Municipal Development.
The city credits the first 20 cameras with cutting excessive speeding by up to 96.2 percent and lowering average speeds by as much as 8.8 mph over three years. Revenue from citations has also funded road-safety projects, according to the release.
Automated Speed Enforcement Program
Active cameras: 38 (2 more coming to Coors in August)
Online: cabq.gov/ase