School zone traffic cameras reactivate Sept. 1

The city of Issaquah will reactivate its Second Avenue Southeast speeding cameras Sept. 1 in conjunction with the first day of school, according to an announcement from the city.

The city of Issaquah will reactivate its Second Avenue Southeast speeding cameras Sept. 1 in conjunction with the first day of school, according to an announcement from the city.

The cameras, which operate on weekdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., photograph and videotape vehicles traveling above the school zone speed limit of 20 mph in either direction.

Second Avenue Southeast is directly adjacent to three schools — Issaquah High School, Tiger Mountain Community High School and Clark Elementary School — and is in close proximity to Issaquah Middle School.

At a July community meeting to identify problematic crosswalks, nearby residents Martin Buckley and Grania Buckley said habitual speeding on Second Avenue Southeast and arterials like Southeast Evans Street presented a chronic danger to pedestrians.

“We’re going to lose a kid at one of these crosswalks because of the bad driving,” Martin Buckley said.

The cost of a school zone speeding infraction is $124.