This is Ottawa’s busiest photo radar camera

A photo radar camera on King Edward at Bruyere Street in Ottawa. (Dave Charbonneau/CTV News Ottawa)

King Edward Avenue continues to be the hot spot for speeders on Ottawa roads this year, but new statistics show more drivers are slowing down for the photo radar camera on the busy Lowertown road.

Statistics from the City of Ottawa show 3,604 speeding tickets were issued to drivers on King Edward Avenue through the automated speed enforcement camera program in May, down 10,592 tickets in May 2024.

A total of 15,766 speeders have been caught speeding by the photo radar camera on King Edward Avenue through the first five months of the year, down from 29,114 tickets during the February to May period last year. The camera on King Edward Avenue was activated in February 2024.

King Edward Avenue continues to be Ottawa’s busiest photo radar camera.

The camera on Walkley Road, between Halifax Drive and Harding Avenue, caught 1,562 speeding drivers in May, while the camera on Cedarview Road in Barrhaven issued 1,361 speeding tickets issued in May.

There are 60 automated speed enforcement cameras in operation in Ottawa this year, with plans to install 24 new cameras by the end of the year.

A total of 27,022 speeding tickets were issued through the automated speed enforcement camera program in May, down from 32,689 tickets in May 2024.

Statistics show 138,303 tickets were issued through photo radar cameras in the January to May period, down from 155,885 speeding tickets during the same period last year.

Revenue collected through the automated speed enforcement camera program supports Ottawa’s Road Safety Action Plan, with funding invested in road safety initiatives for pedestrians, cyclists and drivers.

Here is a look at the 10 busiest photo radar cameras in Ottawa in May

• King Edward Avenue, between Bolton Street and St. Patrick Street: 3,604 tickets
• Walkley Road, between Halifax Drive and Harding Avenue: 1,562 tickets
• Cedarview Road, between Fallowfield Road and Jockvale Road: 1,362 tickets
• Colonial Road, between Delson Drive and Frank Kenny Road: 1,302 tickets
• Merivale Road, between MacFarlane Road and Brookdale Avenue: 1,199 tickets
• Katimavik Road, between Castlefrank Road and McGibbon Drive/Sewall Way: 1,059 tickets
• St. Laurent Boulevard, between Noranda Avenue and Clarke Avenue: 980 tickets
• First Avenue, between Chrysler Street and Percy Street: 954 tickets
• Walkley Road, between Colliston Court (north)/Albion Road and Colliston Court (south): 878 tickets
• Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard, between Orleans Boulevard and Paddler Way/Vorlage Drive. 858 tickets

The 10 busiest photo radar cameras in Ottawa in the January-May period

• King Edward Avenue, between Bolton Street and St. Patrick Street: 15,766 tickets
• Walkley Road, between Halifax Drive and Harding Avenue: 8,557 tickets
• Cedarview Road, between Fallowfield Road and Jockvale Road:  4,902 tickets
• Colonial Road, between Delson Drive and Frank Kenny Road: 6,212
• Merivale Road, between MacFarlane Road and Brookdale Avenue: 7,114 tickets
• Katimavik Road, between Castlefrank Road and McGibbon Drive/Sewall Way: 4,775 tickets
• St. Laurent Boulevard, between Noranda Avenue and Clarke Avenue: 4,778 tickets
• Jeanne d’Arc Boulevard, between Orleans Boulevard and Paddler Way/Vorlage Drive: 4,928 tickets
• Stittsville Main Street, between Hobin Street and Beverly Street: 4,339 tickets
• Walkley Road, between Colliston Court (north)/Albion Road and Colliston Court (south): 4,106 tickets