Six new speed cameras in Warsaw. One company wants to install them
Warsaw is one step closer to installing six new speed cameras (automatic speed control stations). The Municipal Roads Authority opened bids for the installation of these devices, and it turned out that only one contractor is interested in carrying out the task.
It is the Bytom-based company Lifor. The estimated cost is slightly over 1 million zł, while ZDM has allocated 1.3 million zł for this investment. Therefore, there is no competitive bid to compare with, but at least financially, the proposal fits within the planned budget.
If the formal evaluation goes smoothly and a contract is signed, the new control stations are set to be installed still this year.
Where will the new speed cameras in Warsaw be placed?
ZDM has identified six locations:
Wilanowska Avenue between Potoki Street and Dolina Służewiecką Street.
Solidarności Avenue near Szwedzka Street,
Niepodległości Avenue near Woronicza Street,
Wóycickiego Street between Pasterska Street and Jamki Street,
Gdański Bridge at the eastern end,
Łazienkowska route, also known as Armia Ludowa Avenue, at the “Rozbrat” stop.
This will not involve purchasing six completely new devices. Warsaw intends to use speed cameras that were previously installed in other locations, mainly on the Poniatowskiego Bridge and in the area of the Wisłostrada tunnel.
In both of these locations, point-based speed measurement will be replaced by section-based speed monitoring. Therefore, the old devices will not end up in storage but will be used on other streets instead.
A speed of 156 km/h was recorded on Solidarności Avenue
ZDM emphasizes that the locations were chosen after conducting safety analyses and measuring actual vehicle speeds.
The problem also exists on Wilanowska Avenue between Potoki Street and Dolina Służewiecka. The speed limit there is 50 km/h, yet about 15% of drivers exceed 80 km/h.
It is on such sections that the city aims to reduce the phenomenon of sudden acceleration between intersections.
The speed camera at Woronicza is intended as a solution before reconstruction
The situation at the intersection of Niepodległości Avenue and Woronicza Street has a different nature.
According to ZDM data, over three years six people were injured and one died in accidents at this location. One of the problems is left-turn collisions on Woronicza Street.
The intersection is planned to be rebuilt in the future, but until then, one of the safety improvement measures is expected to be automatic speed control. GITD also recommended installing a speed camera at this location.
Up to 135 km/h on the Gdańsk Bridge
A new device will also be installed at the eastern end of the Gdańsk Bridge.
On the western side of the crossing, a speed camera has been in operation for several years. Now a similar solution will be installed on the opposite side.
The reason is similar to that on Solidarności Avenue. Measurements show that vehicles approaching the bridge can reach speeds of up to 135 km/h. The problem is even more serious because traffic continues on the same road without any physical separation between opposing directions.
A speed camera will also appear on Łazienkowska Road
One of the most well-known new locations will be Łazienkowska Road near the “Rozbrat” stops.
This is a wide and relatively straight section of the road where high speeds are not uncommon. The area drew special attention after a serious fatal accident in 2024.
ZDM identifies high speeds as one of the problems in this section, which is why it was decided to put it under automatic surveillance.
The situation on Wóycickiego Street is slightly different. It is a road used not only by cars but also by pedestrians and cyclists. Residents and district council members requested the installation of such devices there.
These are the same speed cameras as those on Poniatowskiego Bridge
The history of these devices themselves is also interesting. Most drivers associate them primarily with Poniatowskiego Bridge, where six speed cameras were installed.
Moreover, they were installed by exactly the same company that is now the only one to submit a bid for the new tender. Lifor from Bytom supplied and installed six devices on the bridge in 2021 for 1 million 826 thousand zł.
At that time, speed cameras were sort of a backup plan. Warsaw wanted to implement section-based speed measurement at the crossing earlier on, but the first bidding process yielded no offers, and in the subsequent one, the only bidder demanded nearly 5 million zł — almost three times more than the city planned to spend.
In the end, it was decided to install six conventional devices.
Section-based measurement will now be used on Poniatowski Bridge
After a few years, Warsaw is returning to its original idea. On the Poniatowski Bridge, speed cameras are set to be replaced by section-based speed measurement.
The difference is significant. A conventional speed camera measures speed at one point, so a driver can slow down right before the device and then accelerate again. Section-based measurement records the time taken to travel between the start and end of the monitored route, using this data to calculate the average speed.
The Warsaw system on the bridge is also intended to cover the crossing in such a way that it is impossible to avoid detection by taking a detour or entering between control points.
After removal, the existing speed cameras can therefore be used in areas where point-based control works better.
Sectional speed monitoring also in the Wisłostrada tunnel
A similar change is coming to the Wisłostrada tunnel. There, sectional speed monitoring is also set to be implemented.
Currently, the speed limit in the tunnel is 50 km/h. ZDM indicated that once more effective speed control is in place, the existing limit could be reevaluated.
The condition for obtaining approval for sectional speed monitoring was the removal of the existing device located near Karowa Street. That device can also be used elsewhere.
As a result, Warsaw is not so much increasing the number of unused speed cameras but rather reorganizing the entire monitoring system: section-based measurements will be installed on long, straight roads, while the decommissioned fixed cameras will be moved to other dangerous streets.
One speed camera has already changed locations
The first such relocation took place in April 2026. One of the cameras that previously operated on Poniatowskiego Bridge was installed at the intersection of Grochowska and Zamieniecka streets in Praga-Południe.
There, too, the speed camera is intended to serve as a precursor to a larger overhaul of the road network. In the future, the layout of the intersection will change, including the way left turns onto Zamieniecka Street are handled.
There will be even more changes to Warsaw’s speed cameras
The six new locations do not end the plan for changes. ZDM is also carrying out separate initiatives related to modernizing the four oldest installations and equipping three existing but empty masts with measurement equipment.
If the current tender results in a contract being signed, six more sites are set to begin operating before the end of 2026.
Piotr Sobczak
