Bowie to move three speed cameras to new locations Monday

Three speed cameras are shifting to new Bowie corridors as the city continues rotating automated enforcement across residential streets and commuter routes. The westbound camera at 14400 Old Stage Road will move to eastbound 2500 Kenhill Drive, the northbound camera at 8100 Chestnut Avenue will move to northbound 2400 Mitchellville Road, and the eastbound camera at 3700 Northview Drive will move to westbound 3700 Northview Drive.

Bowie City Hall posted the rotation notice on May 12, and the change was set to take effect Monday, May 18. City officials said the move is part of the Safe Speed Program, which is designed to reduce speeding and motor vehicle accidents while protecting pedestrians and bicyclists on city streets.

The city says its cameras operate seven days a week, 24 hours a day in designated residential locations. Bowie also says the goal is to change driver behavior rather than generate revenue, and that citations may be issued only after a camera has been in place for 30 days and a vehicle is traveling at least 12 mph over the speed limit.

The rotation comes after Bowie revised its fine structure in November 2025, following Maryland General Assembly HB 182, which took effect Oct. 1, 2025. City officials said Ordinance O-12-25 formalized the state change in city code, and the revised schedule began for violations on or after Nov. 19, 2025. The lowest tier remains $40 for drivers recorded 12 to 15 mph over the limit, with higher fines for faster speeds.

At the time the fine changes were announced, Bowie Police Deputy Chief Robert Liberati said the point was to slow drivers down and make them more aware of pedestrians and others on the street. The latest move shows the city still leaning on rotating enforcement rather than planting cameras permanently in one place.

Bowie has done this before. In February 2025, the city announced another round of speed camera relocations and gave drivers a warning period that ended March 3 before citations began. For drivers who rely on memory more than posted limits, the message is blunt: the camera may not be new, but the direction it watches just changed.