Speeding camera program to begin in some Leesburg school zones

LEESBURG, Va. (DC News Now) — The Leesburg Police Department (LPD) will soon start implementing a School Safety Zone Program.

The program is aimed at curbing speeding in school zones to improve the safety of students, pedestrians and other road users.

Speeding cameras will be set up to detect and capture images and video of cars speeding during designated school hours.

The program will launch on Aug. 21.

There will be a grace period of 30 days where violators will only receive a warning, but starting on Sept. 22, each fine will cost $100.

LPD Chief Thea Pirnat of the Leesburg Police Department said student and residents’ safety is a “top priority.”

“This initiative is about changing driver behavior and making our streets safer, particularly in areas where children and other vulnerable road users are present. While officers will continue to conduct school zone enforcement town-wide through traditional methods, this program allows us to use technology to support consistent, accountable enforcement,” Pirnat said.

The speed camera enforcement locations include:

• Ball’s Bluff Elementary along Battlefield Parkway NE
• John W. Tolbert Jr. Elementary and Harper Park Middle School along Potomac Station Drive NE
• Loudoun County High School, along Dry Mill Road SW and Catoctin Circle SW

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