Traffic Cameras installed around San Jose, Costa Rica

Referenced from the Tico Times - Sept. 23rd, 2011

The 16 new cameras are located at six different locations.

1. Florencia del Castillo Highway connecting San José and Cartago. Cameras are close to the Terramall and the speed limit drops from 80 km per hour to 60 km per hour near the cameras.

2. General Cañas Highway connecting Alajuela to San José. The cameras are located between Hospital México and the Hotel Crowne Plaza Corobicí. The speed limit drops from 80 km per hour to 60 km per hour.

3. Highway to Río Segundo, close to the Cervecería Costa Rica in Alajuela, near the Intel bridge. The speed limit drops from 80 km per hour to 60 km per hour.

4. Florencio del Castillo Highway in La Lima de Cartago. The cameras are located in front of the Tomza gas station. The speed limit is 80 km per hour.

5. Circunvalación highway between the Rotonda de las Garantías Sociales and the Y Griega; Ruta 39 in Zapote. Speed limit is 80 km per hour.

6. Four cameras in Alajuela on the road near the Mall Internacional. Speed limit is 80 km per hour.

The fines for speeding:

* Driving 20 km per hour over limit: 308,000 colones (approx. $616)
* Driving 120 km per hour: 411,000 colones (approx. $822)
* Driving above 150 km per hour: Up to three years in prison
* The interest on late payments is 3 percent monthly