The City of Newark, in coordination with its vendor Elovate, has installed its first automated speed camera on Hillside Road. The installation follows the passage of both state and city legislation authorizing automated speed enforcement in response to ongoing concerns about speeding raised by residents and members of the Newark City Council.

The camera is now placed at Hillside Road between Sypherd Drive and West Main Street.   The camera will begin tracking speed on March 24, 2026.   During the first 30 days of operation, motorists traveling 11 miles per hour or more above the posted speed limit will receive warning notices only. After the initial 30-day warning period, drivers who exceed the speed threshold will be issued civil speeding citations by mail.

Violations issued through the automated system are civil penalties. They do not add points to a driver’s license and will not impact insurance rates.

The Hillside Road installation represents the City’s first speed camera deployment under the new law. Newark will begin the program with one mobile camera unit, which will be periodically relocated to these pre-approved locations :

• Capitol Trail (both directions) between city limits and Cleveland Avenue
• Paper Mill Road (southbound) between Wyncliff Lane and Old Paper Mill Road
• Nottingham Road (eastbound) between Farmhouse Drive and Casho Mill Road
• New London Road (both directions) between city limits and Country Club Drive
• West Main Street (both directions) between West Cleveland Avenue and Bent Lane
• Casho Mill Road (both directions) between Bent Lane and Church Road
• Barksdale Road (both directions) between King William Street and Apple Road
• Woodlawn Avenue (both directions) between Capitol Trail and Poplar Avenue
• West Park Place (both directions) between South College Avenue and South Main Street
• West Chestnut Hill Road (eastbound) between Cobblefield Drive and Delgrove Avenue
• West Chestnut Hill Road (eastbound) between Delgrove Avenue and South College Avenue
• West Chestnut Hill Road (westbound) between South College Avenue and Art Lane
• South College Avenue (both directions) between Holton Place and East Park Place
• Hillside Road (both directions) between Sypherd Drive and West Main Street
• West Cleveland Avenue (westbound) between North College Avenue and New London Road

The automated enforcement program is intended to improve roadway safety by reducing excessive speeding in areas where residents and officials have expressed ongoing concerns.

The vehicle has been removed from beneath railroad bridge and North Chapel Street between Cleveland Avenue and East Main Street is now open.

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