Delaware, Connecticut and Maryland expand I-95 work zone cameras while Pennsylvania enforces phone ban after years of roadside deaths

Delaware activated civil-penalty speed cameras on northbound I-95 at the Churchmans Marsh work zone in May 2026 after a 21-day warning period, building on a 2024 pilot near Route 896 that cut average speeds 10 percent and generated more than 400,000 violations. Connecticut’s Know the Zone program went live June 1 on I-95 at West Haven and East Lyme (plus Route 2 in Colchester), mailing warnings for 10+ mph over the limit before switching to a written warning then $75 fine for a second offense within a year starting July 6, with any vehicle at 85 mph or higher fined immediately. Maryland’s SafeZones program continues rotating mobile laser-and-camera units through I-95 and other work zones with a 12 mph threshold and tiered fines from $60 to $500 (doubled when workers are present). Pennsylvania’s Paul Miller’s Law, signed in 2024, ended its warning period June 5 2026 and made holding any interactive mobile device a primary offense even while stopped at a red light, carrying a $50 fine plus court costs but no license points. Expanded move-over statutes in roughly 19 states plus D.C. now require drivers to change lanes or substantially reduce speed for any vehicle displaying hazard lights, not just emergency vehicles. Automated camera tickets remain civil penalties mailed to registered owners with no points or driving-record entry, while officer-issued stops for the same conduct are moving violations that add points and raise insurance rates.

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