BELLEVUE, Wash. — The City of Bellevue is expanding its automated traffic safety program by adding speed safety cameras at four locations the week of Aug. 17.
“Speed remains a top contributing factor to fatal and serious-injury crashes in Bellevue and speed cameras are a proven method to reduce speeding. The cameras are designed to change driver behavior, reduce speeding and make streets safer for everyone who travels in Bellevue. Cameras will be added to three more locations later this year,” the city wrote in a press release.
The cameras will be put near hospitals, parks, school walk zones and corridors that have a documented history of speed-related crashes, the city said.
In August, cameras will be installed at the following locations:
- 148th Avenue Northeast, between Northeast 13th and 10th places
- Northeast Eighth Street, between 167th Avenue and 168th Place
- Forest Drive Southeast, between 138th Avenue Southeast and Southeast 60th Street
- Forest Drive Southeast, between Southeast 54th Place and Coal Creek Parkway
Each new camera location will have a monthlong warning period to help drivers become familiar with the program.
During the warning period, drivers who exceed the posted speed limit will receive warnings instead of citations.
For the four camera locations being installed in August, citations are expected to begin in the third week of September.
The fine for speed violations issued through the program is $124; the fine for a school-zone speed infraction is doubled to $248.
Later in 2026, cameras will be installed here:
- Bellevue Way Southeast, adjacent to the South Bellevue Park and Ride
- Coal Creek Parkway Southeast, between Forest Drive Southeast and Southeast 60th Street
- 116th Avenue Northeast, between Northeast 21st Street and Aegis Living Bellevue Overlake (1845 116th Ave. NE)