School zone speed enforcement begins first day of school

For Immediate Release

Tuesday, July 30, 2024

Cameras begin enforcing school zone

speed limits on first day of school

Heritage, Vineville zones begin with warnings

Speed limit cameras have been added for the school zones at Vineville Academy of the Arts (2260 Vineville Avenue) and Heritage Elementary School (6050 Thomaston Road), and they will be activated on Monday, August 5, 2024. Only warnings will initially be issued for the new zone, and full enforcement with tickets will begin Monday, September 9.

Also on August 5, cameras will begin enforcing the speed limit with tickets at Carter Elementary, Hartley Elementary, Heard Elementary, Springdale Elementary, Appling Middle & Northeast High, Ballard-Hudson Middle & Ingram-Pye Elementary, Rutland Middle & High, Southwest High, Weaver Middle, Westside High, and Southwest High.

The cameras actively enforce the speed limit on school days when classes are in session, from one hour before the start of school until one hour after dismissal. The start and end times and the enforcement times are below. The flashing lights in a school zone only indicate the reduced limit around the beginning and end of school. The cameras enforce both the reduced speed limit and the regular speed limit in the middle of the day.

Citations using the cameras are only issued when a vehicle travels within a school zone more than 10 miles per hour of the posted speed limit. The first citation will be $100, and each subsequent citation will be $150. Money collected from these fines shall only be used to fund local law enforcement or public safety initiatives.

These citations will not show up on a person’s driving record nor be used for “points” with their insurance. All citations are reviewed by the Bibb County Sheriff’s Office to ensure its compliance with Macon-Bibb’s Code.

School & Enforcement Hours

Bibb County School District

Elementary School 

School Time: 8:20 a.m. – 3:20 p.m.

Enforcement: 7:20 a.m. – 4:20 p.m.

Middle School 

School Time: 9:05 a.m. – 4:05 p.m.

Enforcement: 8:05 a.m. – 5:05 p.m.

High School 

School Time: 7:30 a.m. – 2:35 p.m.

Enforcement: 6:30 a.m. – 3:35 p.m.

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