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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — In her 2026 Fiscal Year Budget Plan for the Commonwealth, Governor Maura Healey proposed a bill that would allow state and local governments to install speed cameras on highways, streets, and roads.
Massachusetts state law currently prohibits the use of speed cameras. According to information in the state’s 2023 Strategic Highway Safety Plan, the use of automated enforcement to issue speeding citations was proposed but never implemented.
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The proposal classifies a speed violation as any vehicle “exceeding the speed limit by 11 miles per hour or more over the posted speed limit.”
WBZ NewsRadio spoke to a few drivers to see how they responded to the proposal.
“I think it’s a good idea,” said Kelly from Acton. “I’m a rule follower so, I probably would lean towards if you’re doing the right thing, it shouldn’t be a problem,” she added.
Mike from Wilmington did not share the same feelings about the proposal.
“It’s just an overall surveillance issue, you know? If it starts there, are they going to be having cameras everywhere watching you always do things on the street?”
Healey announced her $59.6 billion plan on Wednesday, and she plans to make “critical investments in including transportation and higher education infrastructure,” according to the plan.
If the plan is approved, Massachusetts would join 19 other states and Washington D.C. that have already adopted similar laws.
WBZ NewsRadio’s James Rojas (@JamesRojasMMJ) reports.