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title: "Speed boards and new signs are up at Ottawa's former speed camera sites, but speed humps are years away"
description: "The City of Ottawa has put up signs and speed boards at most of the 85 sites where automated speed cameras were shut off. Speed humps, which the City says would do more, are still in the design phase and are not expected until end of 2027."
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last_updated: "2026-11-04T15:54:09.266Z"
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The Ontario government shut off Ottawa's 85 automated speed cameras on November 14, 2025, by provincial order. CTV Ottawa reported that the City of Ottawa has since put up signs at 72 of those former camera sites. By the end of 2026, 17 sites will also have flashing warning beacons. Speed boards, which display a driver's speed in real time, are now in place at 19 sites, and thermoplastic road markings have been applied at 10 sites.

The harder measure, speed humps, is not close. City road safety senior engineer Kunjan Ghimire told CTV Ottawa that speed humps at the former camera locations are still in the design phase and are not expected to be installed until the end of 2027.

## What the data shows about speeds since the cameras came down

The City tracked vehicle speeds at the former camera sites in September 2026 and compared them to the same period in September 2025, when the cameras were still running. Speeds were 5 to 9 kilometres per hour faster after the cameras were removed, according to city data cited by CTV Ottawa.

The number of tickets issued tells a similar story. In 2026, the city issued 35,590 tickets at automated enforcement sites. For the same period in 2025, the number was 26,680. The comparison covers only sites that were still operating when the province shut them down.

Thirty-two people have been killed on Ottawa roads so far this year, including 7 in October, according to CTV Ottawa.

## Money and what comes next

Ottawa received $4 million in immediate provincial funding to pay for traffic calming at the former camera sites. The City has applied for up to $24 million more from the province, though no decision on that application has been reported.

The speed humps the City is now designing would do more to slow traffic than a sign or a speed board, but they require ground work that takes longer and costs more. Speed humps are not expected to arrive before the end of 2027.

Residents who live near one of the 85 former camera sites can contact the City through its 311 service to ask about the status of traffic calming work at their specific street.

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