Photo by Greg Ellison

By Cindy Hoffman, Staff Writer

(Dec. 14, 2023) The Berlin Police Department will proceed with the installation of speed cameras on Flower Street and Seahawk Road after a speed zone study by RedSpeed USA showed that more than a few motorists go well over the speed limits on those roads.

When vehicle speed was tracked on Flower Street, Seahawk Road, Franklin Avenue, West Street, Williams Street, and S. Main Street, the 10000 block of Flower Street saw the worst violations. These included 179 drivers going over 15 miles or more above the speed limit.

The 400 block of Flower Street had 84 drivers going 15 miles or more above the speed limit. No local school zone signs are in place in either stretch of Flower Street.

Seahawk Road also had a large number of speeders with 108 going 15 miles or more over the speed limit.

“We might even have discussions with the county, in reference to the speed limit [on Flower Street], Police Chief Arnold Downing said.

The chief said he would like to see Flower Street have a 25 mph speed limit, not a 30 mph on the county part of the road, and 25 mph in the town of Berlin.

Certain areas, such as West Street where speeding is not prevalent but running stop signs is, will have to use other means for enforcement, according to Downing.

“We can always come back and study these locations at a later date,” Mayor Zack Tyndall said.

“When you see these numbers, Councilmember Shaneka Nichols referring to the Flower Street and Seahawk Road results, “this thing [speed cameras] right here, this is a win.”