Location revealed of static speed camera to be installed on N25

An Garda Síochána has today announced the locations of nine static speed safety cameras across the country, which are aimed to be fully operational by the end of 2024.

One of these cameras is placed on the N25 just outside Waterford, between Glenmore and Luffany.

The location was selected based on fatal and serious injury collision data from the last seven years and speed data, as well as feedback from stakeholders.

Static safety cameras measure motorists' speed at one particular point along the road, unlike average safety cameras, which work by monitoring a vehicle's speed across a certain distance. 

The nine static speed cameras are being funded from the Garda budget at a cost of approximately €2.4 million over the next 18 months.

Speaking today, Assistant Commissioner Roads Policing and Community Engagement, Paula Hilman, said, "Static speed safety cameras have been proven in other countries to be highly effective in changing driver behaviour and reducing speed, which is a key contributor to road deaths.

“Speed cameras slow drivers down. The lower speeds people drive at, the lower the number of road deaths.” 

As with GoSafe vans, drivers detected by static speed cameras breaking the speed limit on that road will be automatically issued with a fixed charge penalty notice.

A Garda spokesperson added: “They are one of a range of Garda technology, enforcement, visibility, and education initiatives to reduce road deaths as part of the Government’s Road Safety Strategy.

“First introduced in the Dublin Port Tunnel (2017) and on the M7 (2022) between Junction 26 and Junction 27 (9km stretch), they are effective in leading drivers to reduce their speed.”