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City of Oakland Partners with Verra Mobility to Save Lives with Speed Safety Program
Speed safety technology to be deployed along 18 high-risk corridors MESA, Ariz., June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Verra Mobility Corporation (NASDAQ: VRRM), a
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[{"type":"text","content":"Speed safety technology to be deployed along 18 high-risk corridors\nMESA, Ariz., June 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Verra Mobility Corporation (NASDAQ: VRRM), a leading provider of smart mobility technology solutions, announced the approval from Oakland's City Council to deliver, operate, and maintain a speed safety program across the city. This will be the second speed safety program in the state of California that utilizes advanced automated technology to help curb speeding issues. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \nWith this new safety program, the City of Oakland is taking a major leadership role in protecting residents and preventing traffic-related deaths. Authorized under Assembly Bill 645 (AB 645) in October 2023, the legislation allows the city's pilot program to deploy speed safety systems at 18 high-risk locations throughout Oakland (a total of 36 cameras) to help reduce speeding and prevent traffic-related injuries and fatalities.\n\"As an Oakland City Councilmember and a Commissioner on the Alameda County Transportation Commission, which recently approved a $2 million grant for speed camera implementation in Oakland, I support this project and its many safety benefits,\" said at-large Oakland Councilmember Rowena Brown.\nSince 2020, Oakland has experienced an average of more than 33 traffic fatalities each year – something the city says needs to change. \"The new speed camera safety program marks a much-needed shift for the streets of Oakland, where too many lives have been lost due to reckless speeding,\" said Josh Rowan, Director of the City of Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT). \"We are eager to work with Verra Mobility to implement this proven and effective tool as a crucial step toward making our streets safer and saving lives. Traffic safety requires all the tools in the toolbox, including infrastructure and enforcement. The City of Oakland is working aggressively on both fronts.\"\nThe cameras will be installed at locations selected by the Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT) from Oakland's High-Injury Network, prioritizing areas with documented speeding near schools, senior centers, and commercial districts. OakDOT collected data on vehicle speeds at over 40 locations before narrowing the list down to 18 candidate sites, which are distributed throughout the City of Oakland as required by AB 645. Eac...