BRAMPTON, ON (May 29, 2024) – The City of Brampton is taking significant steps to enhance road safety by advancing plans for a new Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) Regional Processing Centre. Today, City Council approved hiring 26 additional positions for the new Regional Processing Centre, including Automated Enforcement and Screening Officers. This adds to the 16 positions approved for the new ASE Regional Processing Centre in the 2024 Budget, creating a total of 42 new jobs. In addition, work is commencing to prepare local streets for the expansion of Brampton’s ASE program, which includes conducting site inspections, configuring software, data analysis and installing speed enforcement signage.
New Automated Speed Enforcement Regional Processing Centre located at 175 Sandalwood Parkway West, Brampton, ON
This initiative will enhance the safety of roads within the City and will add resources to uphold local traffic by-laws. The new Regional Processing Centre, acquired in December 2023, will process more images, deter speeding and increase road safety. Operating as a regional processing centre, the new facility will provide processing services to municipalities across Ontario. The Centre is anticipated to be operational in the summer of 2024.
Brampton is a leader in creating safer streets through its ASE program. Currently operating 50 ASE cameras, the City plans to expand to 185 cameras in the summer of 2025, with 20 new cameras installed in the summer of 2024. This commitment represents the most ambitious municipal ASE camera rollout in Ontario. The timeline for the rollout is also substantially faster than most other municipalities, with deployments of this size typically occurring over more than four years.
Local residential streets serve as a safe place for residents to play and enjoy an active lifestyle and the City is committed to keeping them safe and comfortable for all road users. In addition to the ASE program, the City has implemented 180 Community Safety Zones, lowering the speed limit to 40 kilometres per hour around schools. Brampton continues to implement other traffic calming measures including flashing 40 signs, watch for children signs, pedestrian crosswalks and speed cushions.
The safety and well-being of Brampton’s residents is paramount, and City of Brampton supports the Region of Peel’s Vision Zero Road Safety Strategic Plan. The ASE program is a key strategy within the Vision Zero Framework to deter speeding and enhance road safety. To learn more about the ASE program and the new Regional Processing Centre, visit this website.
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“The safety of our residents is our top priority. The expansion of our Automated Speed Enforcement program, the new Regional Processing Centre and all the traffic calming measures we deploy work together to create safer streets for individuals and families. Speeding can kill and no loss of life is acceptable. We are proud to set a new standard for municipal road safety and look forward to the positive impact this initiative will have on our community.”
- Patrick Brown, Mayor, City of Brampton
“Our residents deserve to feel safe on our roads. The new Automated Speed Enforcement Regional Processing Centre is a significant milestone in our ongoing commitment to road safety and adds to the other strategic traffic calming measures we implemented that save lives and enhance the quality of life in our community. This initiative reflects our dedication to making Brampton the best place to live, work and play.”
- Rowena Santos, Regional Councillor, Wards 1 & 5; Chair, Legislative Services, City of Brampton
“Opening an Automated Speed Enforcement Regional Processing Centre demonstrates our dedication to innovative solutions for public safety in Brampton and in communities across the province. This centre will enhance our capacity to enforce speed limits effectively and efficiently, benefiting not just Brampton but municipalities that choose to take advantage of the services this new processing centre will offer. We embrace the opportunity to enhance road safety in Brampton and beyond.”
- Marlon Kallideen, Chief Administrative Officer, City of Brampton
