The House Committee on Roads & Transportation heard HB 1015 authored by Rep. Pressel and Rep. Prescott on worksite speed control pilot program. This is the third year Rep. Prescott has introduced this bill. The bill seeks to create a pilot program for enforcing worksite speed limits for active road construction. The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) would work with state police and a third-party vendor to implement the program. The bill also permits a first violation warning, with additional violations leading to increasing civil penalties for anyone recorded going 11+ MPH over the speed limit in a worksite. INDOT is limited to placing the cameras that automatically capture license plates to no more than 4 worksites in a calendar year.
The following organizations testified in favor of the bill: Indiana Constructors, Inc. Trade Association, Indiana Laborers District Counsel, Milestone Contractors, Reith Riley Construction, Indiana Toll Road Operation Company, and INDOT. The Indiana State Police testified but remained neutral. The bill passed 12-1.
Read bill: https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2023/bills/house/1015