INDOT: 275,000+ notices, $601,000+ in fines collected from Clear Path I-465/I-69 Safe Zone

INDIANAPOLIS — More than 275,000 notices and citations have been issued as part of the Safe Zones area on the northeast side of Indianapolis, according to officials with the Indiana Department of Transportation.

According to previous reports, the Safe Zones enforcement began for the Clear Path I-465/I-69 construction zone in northeast Indianapolis in early May.

The Safe Zones program is Indiana’s worksite speed control pilot program that issues warnings and citations for vehicles traveling 11 mph over the posted speed limit in designated areas. As of this story’s publication, the current Safe Zones in the state of Indiana include:

• I-70 in Hancock County, from mile marker 105 to mile marker 109, located east of Indianapolis.
• I-80/90 in Steuben County on the Indiana Toll Road, from mile marker 142 to mile marker 145, located north of Fort Wayne
• Clear Path I-465/I-69 on the northeast side of Indianapolis.

In these areas, if drivers are traveling more than 11 mph over the posted speed limit, they could be cited. According to the Safe Zones website, a first violation in the zone is a zero-fine warning, a second violation is a $75 civil fine and third, and subsequent, violations are a $150 civil fine.

For the I-465/I-69 Clear Path Safe Zones project, INDOT provided the following stats:

• Number of first offense warnings issued as of Oct. 10: 162,096
• Number of second offense citations issued as of Oct. 10: 4,027
• Number of third offense citations or more issued as of Oct. 10: 2,412

INDOT officials have collected $601,200 in fines. Officials also said that before the enforcement period began in early May, there were 108,741 courtesy notices sent.

INDOT officials stressed to FOX59/CBS4 that enforcement has not occurred every day since the enforcement period began.

“Per state statute, enforcement may only occur if workers are present in the work zone,” the department said.

INDOT officials said that the collected penalties go into the state’s general fund. For more information about INDOT’s Safe Zones program, click here.