Photo radar is returning to a 3rd Calgary intersection

A Calgary Police Service photo radar vehicle bearing the new high-visibility decals. (Facebook/CPS)

Calgary police have announced a third intersection that will see automated speed enforcement tickets issued.

Alberta revealed back in December 2024 it would be doing away with photo radar on provincial highways and connectors – restricting it to use in school zones, playground zones and construction zones – and ending the use of “speed-on-green” cameras.

The restrictions came into effect on April 1.

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Local law enforcement agencies have been permitted to request provincial permission to reinstate the use of photo radar at high-risk areas that see serious-injury or fatal collisions.

On Friday, the Calgary Police Service released information on two intersections that had been approved, saying both red-light and speed enforcement would resume at the following spots on Oct 3:

• Both eastbound and westbound 16 Avenue at 68 Street N.E.; and,
• Both eastbound and westbound Highway 1A at Twelve Mile Coulee Road N.W.

On Tuesday, CPS announced another area that would see photo radar return:

• Eastbound 16 Avenue and 10 Street N.W.

It will have red-light and speed enforcement as of Oct. 6.

On Aug. 25, a 20-year-old man was killed in the intersection after crashing his motorcycle into an SUV. Police said he was travelling at a “high rate of speed.”

Calgary had 29 fatal collisions last year, a 10-year high.

So far this year, there have been 25 fatal collisions, including five fatal motorcycle crashes.