{"id":62401,"date":"2026-02-10T18:51:19","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:51:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=62401"},"modified":"2026-02-10T18:51:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T23:51:24","slug":"more-red-light-cameras-coming-to-lakeland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2026\/02\/10\/more-red-light-cameras-coming-to-lakeland\/","title":{"rendered":"More red-light cameras coming to Lakeland"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Lakeland Police Department is stepping up efforts to curb crashes on city roads.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" data-dominant-color=\"96a8b4\" data-has-transparency=\"false\" style=\"--dominant-color: #96a8b4;\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"243\" height=\"207\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1110px) 100vw, 1110px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/download-10.webp?resize=243%2C207&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-62402 not-transparent\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It\u2019s the decision to speed up rather than stop that Lakeland police said they are trying to prevent. The city currently has 23 red-light cameras watching busy intersections, and four more are being added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last year, fifteen people were killed in traffic homicides in Lakeland.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re trying to reduce by 2040, using the Vision Zero program to reduce traffic fatalities in the City of Lakeland to zero by 2040,\u201d said Sgt. Chad Mumbauer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Data shows the cameras are helping slow people down and making intersections safer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNine out of 10 people that get a red-light camera violation do not get another one. So we think that\u2019s very important and it shows that it is having an effect on driving behavior,\u201d said Mumbauer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The police department\u2019s goal is to reduce red-light violations, crashes, and ultimately save lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><u>The red-light camera intersections:<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>New locations&nbsp;added in 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Memorial Boulevard at Brunnell Parkway.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Florida Avenue\u00a0at\u00a0George Jenkins Boulevard.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue at George Jenkins Boulevard.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Memorial Boulevard\u00a0at\u00a0Florida Avenue.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bartow Road\/U.S. 98 at New Jersey Road.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Bartow Road\/U.S. 98 at East Orange Street.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kathleen Road at 14th Street.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Massachusetts Avenue at Parker Street\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Current locations<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>NB N Florida Ave at Memorial Blvd\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NB\/SB Cleveland Heights Blvd at E Edgewood Dr\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NB\/SB\u00a0Socrum\u00a0Lp\u00a0Rd at Old Combee Rd\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NB\/SB\u00a0Socrum\u00a0Lp\u00a0Rd at E Daughtery Rd \/ Walt\u00a0Lp\u00a0Rd\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WB E Daughtery Rd \/ Walt\u00a0Lp\u00a0Rd at\u00a0Socrum\u00a0Lp\u00a0Rd\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NB\/SB Bartow Rd \/ US 98 at N Crystal Lk\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>EB\/WB E Memorial Blvd at N Massachusetts Ave\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NB\/SB US 98 at Griffin Rd\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SB Harden Blvd at North Parkway Frontage Rd\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>NB Harden Blvd at W Beacon Rd\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WB W Memorial Blvd at Martin L King Jr Ave\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>WB George Jenkins at Kathleen Rd\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>SB N Florida Ave at E Parker St\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Lakeland Police Department is stepping up efforts to curb crashes on city roads. 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