In the first nine months of operation, from January 17th to October 17th, the new speed cameras on the principal roads entering and exiting the city detected 15,074 drivers going over the speed limit. The Department of Urban Mobility thinks their use has been a success since they have been able to lower the average speed limit by 50 km/h, which makes the roads safer, cuts down on noise pollution, and makes the air cleaner. With an average of 55 breaches per day, which is much fewer than the 134 violations registered during the trial period before they were turned on, all of this has been possible.
Carlos de Juan, the Councillor for Urban Mobility, has pointed out that “the trend in the reduction of vehicle speed on these access roads to the city is maintained compared to the previous 20-day trial period before its entry into operation, in which an average of 134.5 violations were recorded daily, while in these nine months this average stands at 55.2.”
The speed cameras that have caught the most people breaking the law in the last nine months are the ones on Avenida Denia at Vistahermosa, which have given out 9,448 tickets. The next most effective cameras are on Avenida Elche, which have given out 4,319 tickets, and the ones on Avenida Villajoyosa, which have given out 651 tickets.
Carlos de Juan said, “In an initial assessment of the radars’ performance in these new months, there is evidence of a general maintenance in reducing speed below the established limits of 50 km/h and, therefore, an improvement in road safety, a reduction in the risk of accidents and air quality, in addition to lowering noise pollution.”
New gadgets
The four radar zones that were set up to control speed went live on January 17th. The main entry roads to the city have a speed limit of 50 kilometres per hour. The devices can be switched out and are put on the poles that are already up on the avenues of Denia (Vistahermosa), Elche (San Gabriel, Euipo, and El Palmeral), Caja de Ahorros (CEE Santo Ángel de la Guarda), and Villajoyosa at the quarry.
The Alicante City Council gave the company Smartpol Gestión SL a contract worth 290,673.77 euros in September 2024 to deliver four new multi-lane Doppler effect speed camera systems installed on poles to control traffic speed.
The contract also included putting up five new poles to hold the four speed cameras. The cameras can be switched out, so two poles will be on Avenida de Denia near Vistahermosa, two on Avenida Caja de Ahorros (Calle Antulio/CEE Santo Ángel), and a fifth on Avenida de Villajoyosa near the quarry. There are also seven other poles in Alicante that can hold fixed speed cameras. These are located on Avenida de Elche, Avenida de la Universidad, Avenida de Denia (La Goteta), Avenida de Villajoyosa, and Avenida de La Goleta in Cabo de las Huertas, which is the road that leads to Playa San Juan.
Author: Derek Appleton
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