In 2026, the Town of Greenwich is taking steps to curb excessive speeding throughout town and in the Round Hill backcountry.
Over concern about speeding cars and safety on Porchuck and North Porchuck roads, the Round Hill Association (RHA) has worked for three years with the First Selectman’s Office and local transportation officials to examine and explore solutions to this safety concern. This included an independent RHA funded traffic study, RHA President Brendon DeSimone riding with a police officer, and a presentation to residents by the Department of Public Works (DPW). As a result, the CT Department of Transportation (DOT) has recently approved the speed limit on Porchuck Road to be lowered from 25 to 20 miles per hour (MPH). This followed the establishment last fall of a speed limit of 25 MPH on Will Merry Lane.
In addition, Greenwich has taken a leading position in the state to install automated speed cameras in selected school zones. This initiative started in November 2025 as a trial and has extended now to 10 schools including four in the Round Hill footprint: Parkway School on Lower Cross Road, Glenville School on Riversville Road, Brunswick Lower School on King Street, and North Street School on North Street.
The cameras are activated and enforced during weekdays when school is in session, children are present, and when the sign lights are flashing. The first violation is $50 and subsequent violations are $75. Citation fee letters (tickets) will be mailed to the address to which the vehicle is registered. The citations will not carry points on a driver’s license or impact insurance rates according to police. The cameras are not operated by police, but by Blue Line Solutions, a private vendor that is contracted with the Town for managing the program.
The initial results of the program have been impressive. In December, the speeding around Eagle Hill School and North Street School had dropped by 90%, which mirrored similar results found in other areas of the country. The Greenwich police reported in all the school zones in one week, 19% of the vehicles passing through the school zone (44,208) were speeding. Of those speeding, one third (34%) were 15 MPH or more over the speed limit. The Greenwich police reported in January, there were over 7,000 violations issued and another 9,500 were pending for review.
A spokesman for the town emphasized the cameras are not about revenue generation but the safety of students while they are at school. A portion of the fines go to the vendor and a portion to a special Town account dedicated to keeping the schools safe and preventing a tragedy.
