MTA Bridges and Tunnels Announces Awareness Campaign Ahead of Work Zone Speed Camera Activation June 30

Automated Work Zone Safety Enforcement Program Designed to Protect Workers and Motorists by Enforcing Speed Limits in Construction Zones

Signed Into Law in 2021 by Gov. Kathy Hochul for State Highways; Expanded by State Legislature in 2025 to Include MTA Bridges and Tunnels

Enforcement Begins June 30

See Photos of Digital Signs and Flyers

The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) today launched a public awareness campaign advising motorists that effective June 30 the Authority is activating speed cameras at active construction zones on MTA vehicular bridges and tunnels. Designed to reduce traffic accidents and road worker fatalities, motorists who are recorded driving more than 10 miles per hour above the posted speed limit will be subject to a warning or a fine.

The cameras are part of the Automated Work Zone Speed Enforcement Program, which was signed into law in 2021 by Governor Kathy Hochul and initially covered work zones on state highways. It was later expanded in 2025 by the New York State legislature to include MTA Bridges and Tunnels, which operates and maintains nine facilities in the five boroughs:

• Bronx-Whitestone Bridge

• Cross Bay Veterans Memorial Bridge

• Henry Hudson Bridge

• Hugh L. Carey Tunnel

• Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge

• Queens Midtown Tunnel

• Robert F. Kennedy Bridge

• Throgs Neck Bridge

• Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge

"Automated Work Zone Safety Enforcement is a life-saving program that reduces traffic accidents and protects highway workers from serious injury or death," said MTA Bridges and Tunnels President Catherine Sheridan. "I am grateful to Governor Hochul and the Legislature for expanding this program to include MTA Bridges and Tunnels to ensure both drivers and workers get home safely at the end of each day."

The work zone speed camera program will begin on June 30. In the first phase, warnings notices will be issued. In the second phase, which will start later this year, fines will be issued. Violations start at $50 for the first offense and $75 for the second offense, if within 18 months of the first violation. Drivers with three or more violations will be fined $100 for each subsequent offense, if within 18 months of the first violation. These fines are subject to additional late fees. All violations will be validated by a certified technician before they are issued. Because these are considered non-moving infractions, they will not appear on driving records nor be reported to insurance providers. Fines can be paid online, via mobile app, by mail, or in person at the NYC Department of Finance Business Centers.