Camera Locations

How Many Intersection Will Be Monitored?

The City of Chesapeake is authorized to monitor a total of 21 intersections by Virginia State Code guidelines of 1 intersection per 10,000 residents. Our City Council has approved the use of 20 camera enforcement systems. The process for selecting the intersections to be monitored includes (i) the accident rate for the intersection, (ii) the rate of red light violations occurring at the intersection, (iii) the difficulty experienced by law enforcement officers in patrol cars or on foot in apprehending violators, (iv) the ability of law-enforcement officer to apprehend violators safely within a reasonable distance from the violation, and (v) pedestrian safety concerns.

The Process For Selecting which intersections will be monitored includes:

The accident rate for the intersection
The number of red light violations occurring at the intersection
The difficulty experienced by law enforcement in apprehending violators (officer and public safety)
The ability to apprehend violators within a reasonable distance from the violation

Independence Blvd at Virginia Beach Blvd
Two Red Light Runners Captured

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Virginia Beach Blvd at Independence Blvd
One stops – See if you can pick which one doesn’t

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Approved Locations for Camera Enforcement

Intersection	Warning Period	Activation Date
Military Highway (Rt 13) at Greenbrier Parkway/Dunbarton Drive	01/12/2011	02/11/2011
Greenbrier Parkway/Butts Station Road & Kempsville Road	01/29/2011	02/28/2011
Portsmouth Boulevard (Rt 337) & Gum Road/Peek Trail	07/22/2011	08/21/2011
Indian River Road/Sparrow Road	07/22/2011	08/21/2011
Battlefield Boulevard (Rt 168) & Great Bridge Boulevard (Rt 190)/Kempsville Road	02/13/2012	03/14/2012
Greenbrier Parkway & Volvo Parkway	7/1/2018	7/30/2018
Battlefield Boulevard (Rt 168) & Volvo Parkway	7/1/2018	7/30/2018
Canal Drive & Military Highway (Rt 13)	10/15/2018	11/13/2018
Taylor Road & Portsmouth Boulevard (Rt 337)	5/21/2019	6/19/2019
Military Highway (Rt 13) & George Washington Highway (Rt 17)	8/14/2020	9/14/2020

Notes:

The intersections are listed in the order of VDOT approval and camera activation.
An engineering safety analysis was conducted at all of the above intersections in accordance with VDOT guidelines. The analysis included a 48-hour automatic traffic recorder directional and classification count, turning movement counts, and a concurrent 12-hour video survey of red light violation counts. All intersections were approved for photo enforcement by VDOT in accordance with the Code of Virginia 15.2-968.1.
A 30 day automated enforcement or red light camera violation warning period is given at each intersection when the cameras are activated. The warning period is considered part of Chesapeake’s public awareness program.
Signs warning drivers that red lights are photo enforced are installed within 500 feet of the intersection.
VDOT requires a yearly recertification of all red light cameras.
Please contact the PHOTOSafe Program Coordinator, Officer K. A. Byrd, if you know of a location that would benefit from red light running photo enforcement.
- photosafechesapeake@cityofchesapeake.net
  757-382-6942