Speed camera to be switched on in Castle Brom

A NEW speed camera will be switched on in Castle Bromwich in a matter of weeks, Solihull Council has confirmed.
The device, which will be installed on the Bradford Road/Chester Road, will be fully operational as of July 18.
It is one of eight cameras being installed across Birmingham and Solihull as part of a new road safety initiative.
In 2013, the authorities had switched off every camera in the West Midlands citing a lack of funding. The decision to launch a new scheme three years on seems at least a partial admission that the move towards mobile speed traps has not been as successful as had been hoped.
Coun Ted Richards, cabinet member for transport and highways, said: "This new digital technology will play a very important role in keeping the region’s roads safe.
"The cameras, and associated signs, are very noticeably; the only people being caught are those who choose to ignore them."
A separate proposal to reintroduce a camera on the Collector Road was eventually dropped.