Valley Freeway Photo Enforcement Cameras Removed

Valley Freeway Photo Enforcement Cameras RemovedIn our previous post Freeway Photo Radar Speed Cameras Turned Off, we advised the photo radar cameras strung across valley freeways had been turned off. For several months the cameras remained untouched and speculation ran rampant.

Finally, by the end of October all valley freeway photo radar cameras will be removed. Photo radar cameras on East Valley highways have already been removed. Next in line are cameras along the I10 in central Phoenix and it looks like Redflex will start working on the West Valley from there. The removal schedule is provided below courtesy of MyFoxPhoenix.

September 7 – 9:
60 WB East of Gilbert Rd
60 WB at Mesa Dr
60 WB at Alma School Rd

Sept. 15 – 16:
I-10 WB East of 40th St
I-10 WB at 24th St
I-10 WB at Buckeye Rd

Sept. 22 – 23:
I-10 WB at 16th St
I-10 WB at 15th Ave
I-10 EB at 16th St
I-10 EB at 15th Ave

Sept. 29 – 30:
101 SB North of Olive
101 SB North of McDowell
101 SB North of Indian School
101 SB North of Bethany

Oct. 6 – 7:
101 NB South of Glendale Ave
101 EB West of 35th Ave
101 EB East of 75th Ave
101 EB East of 59th Ave

Oct. 13 – 14:
I-17 NB North of Bell Rd
I-17 NB At Thunderbird
I-10 EB West of 43rd Ave
I-10 EB West of 31st Ave

Oct. 20 – 21:
I-10 WB West of 59th Ave
I-10 WB at West of 75th Ave
I-10 WB at 91st Ave
I-10 EB West of 59th Ave

Oct. 27 – 28:
I-17 SB West of 12th St
I-17 SB East of 15th Ave
I-17 SB at Indian School
I-17 SB at Bethany Home


Mobile Photo Radar Van – Up Close

You drive by mobile Photo Radar vans all the time and may be curious what is going on inside… now you know. This unmanned mobile Photo Radar van has a simple setup. There is a camera in the back to catch a picture of you, a camera in the front to capture your license plate, and of course a camera and flash system up top to measure your speed.


Red Light Camera – Scottsdale Road and Frank Lloyd Wright Blvd. (Bell Road)

Location: Scottsdale Road and Frank Lloyd Wright (Bell Road)
Type: Combo Red Light Camera and Speed Camera
Camera Direction: Northbound
Comments: If you are heading Northbound and see a tall artsy sculpture, you are approaching this cleverly designed photo radar location. Unlike most intersections which contain big boxy cameras, this setup is quite different in that it contains smaller individual cameras attached to tall poles that blend in with the power lines. The intersection itself is deceptively large and it seemed as if the yellow to red timing was much quicker than your average light. While taking photos there was a BMW and Porsche who barely made it… but then again if you are driving a +$60,000 car you probably aren’t worried about a photo radar ticket anyway.