Boca Raton Adds Speed Cameras to Three School Zones
Cameras in Calusa Elementary, Blue Lake Elementary and Omni/Spanish River zones bring the city's total to six school zones.
Updated on Nov. 4, 2026 in Secondary Education
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Boca Raton will activate speed cameras in three additional school zones on Nov. 9, bringing the city's total to six. The cameras capture violations only while school zone lights are flashing.
Why it matters
The city says the cameras help deter speeding and improve safety for drivers, bikers and pedestrians in school zones. Each newly added zone begins with a 30-day warning period before citations take effect.
Enforcement hours are 7:05 to 8:05 a.m. and 2 to 2:35 p.m. at Calusa Elementary, 7:20 to 8:05 a.m. and 2 to 2:35 p.m. at Blue Lake Elementary, and 7 to 9:35 a.m. and 2:45 to 4:35 p.m. at Omni/Spanish River. Citations are $100 civil penalties and do not add points to a license or affect auto insurance rates.
The players
City of Boca Raton
The South Florida city administers the School Zone Safety Program and is adding the speed cameras to its school zones.
RedSpeed
The automated traffic enforcement company operates the camera system under contract with the city's School Zone Safety Program.
The details
The cameras will be activated at Calusa Elementary School on Clint Moore Road, Blue Lake Elementary at Military Trail and Potomac Road, and Omni Middle School/Spanish River High School at Jog Road and Yamato Road. The city runs the School Zone Safety Program with RedSpeed, which already operates in the Addison Mizner School, Boca Raton Community High School and J.C. Mitchell Elementary School zones.
Timeline
Nov. 9: Speed cameras activate in the three new school zones.
Calusa Elementary enforcement: 7:05 to 8:05 a.m. and 2 to 2:35 p.m.
Blue Lake Elementary enforcement: 7:20 to 8:05 a.m. and 2 to 2:35 p.m.
Omni/Spanish River enforcement: 7 to 9:35 a.m. and 2:45 to 4:35 p.m.
Season Trajectory
The three additions extend Boca Raton's School Zone Safety Program, already running at Addison Mizner School, Boca Raton Community High School and J.C. Mitchell Elementary School, from three camera zones to six. The expansion follows the same 30-day warning and $100 civil penalty structure applied at the original sites.
Drivers passing the three new school zones should slow down during the posted enforcement windows, since cameras capture violations only while the flashing lights are on. A first violation during the 30-day warning period carries no penalty, and any later citation is a $100 civil penalty that does not add points to a license.
The takeaway
Drivers in school zones should watch for flashing lights and keep speeds at or below the posted limit. Cameras will issue citations only after each zone's 30-day warning period has passed.
What happens next
Camera enforcement begins after each zone's 30-day warning period ends, with citations following for drivers traveling 11 mph or more over the posted limit while school zone lights are flashing.
Further reading
For more on local campus safety, see Secondary Education coverage in Boca Raton.
More information
Learn more on the City of Boca Raton school zone safety program page.
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