CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA (CVILLE RIGHT NOW): Albemarle County has announced that school zone speed on Hydraulic Road will soon be regulated by traffic cameras.  The County hopes to give drivers an incentive to pay more attention to how they are driving around the Lambs Lane Campus, the area that includes Albemarle High School, Journey Middle School, and Greer Elementary School.  Exceeding the speed limit, along with reckless driving, has been a problem in the area around the schools for some time, and when the safety of kids is at stake, action is necessary.  

Beginning after the Labor Day Weekend, the cameras will monitor both northbound and southbound traffic on Hydraulic Road.   That Tuesday, September 3rd, will begin a warning period for drivers in the area, in which anyone exceeding the speed limit by 10 mph or more in the school zone will receive warnings instead of citations.  Beginning October 21st, the warning period will end and anyone who violates the posted speed limit will be issued a citation.  The cameras will be monitoring the area during the time the children will be transported to and from school.