Installation of speed cameras along one of Hampshire's most dangerous roads to be complete this week
New speed cameras are being installed to curb dangerous driving
The installation of new speed cameras along one of Hampshire’s ‘most dangerous roads’ will be complete by the end of the week.
12 speed cameras, which have been paid for by the Safer Roads Fund, will be installed and operational along Portsdown Hill Road in response to speeding and dangerous driving.
It comes after Police and Crime Commissioner Donna Jones previously announced the £560,000 investment to tackle the issues along the notorious road, which stretches from Havant to Fareham.
In a video on social media yesterday (August 17), the Police and Crime Commissioner said columns are being installed, with all cameras set to be in place by Wednesday, August 19.
In the reel, Donna Jones said: “The first of the average speed cameras are going in this evening. Six cameras going in tonight, six going in tomorrow – by Wednesday they will all be done, and by the end of the week they will be calibrated.
“The good news is this is all being paid for by the Roads Safety Fund. That means the income I receive is from people who are paying fines for speeding and for road contraventions, so the money I’m spending on this cannot be spent on more police officers to tackle shoplifting, knife crime or drug-related harm.
“The other good news is this is going to make this road so much safer. Portsdown Hill, from Havant all the way through to Fareham, is one of the most dangerous roads in Hampshire and the Isle of Wight. There have been over 60 accidents here in the last five years, and five people have very sadly lost their lives.
“This is normally a two-year programme, but this is being delivered in just eight months.”
Chief Inspector Emma Hart from the Roads Policing Unit also previously said: “We all have a right to use our roads without fearing if we will make it home or not.
“Speeding is one of the most common causes of serious and fatal collisions, and these cameras will help us make this stretch of road safer for everyone.
“This isn’t about making money from motorists; it’s about saving lives. We hope these cameras will be a deterrent to dangerous drivers.”