Alabama legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Alabama SB341: Alabama Work Zone Safety Act; pilot program to establish photographic speed enforcement system in a work zone on interstate highway, provided; civil penalties for violations, provided
Status: Signed into law, April 15, 2026
What the bill says
An Act, Relating to public safety; to establish the Alabama Work Zone Safety Act as a pilot program to authorize the procurement, installation, and operation of a photographic speed enforcement system in a segment of interstate highway declared to be a work zone; to require reports to the Legislature studying the effectiveness of the pilot program; to establish a process for the issuance of civil traffic citations for violations and the enforcement and appeal of such citations; to establish affirmative defenses to a violation; to repeal these provisions on September 30, 2028…
From the enrolled text:
An Act, Relating to public safety; to establish the Alabama Work Zone Safety Act as a pilot program to authorize the procurement, installation, and operation of a photographic speed enforcement system in a segment of interstate highway declared to be a work zone; to require reports to the Legislature studying the effectiveness of the pilot program; to establish a process for the issuance of civil traffic citations for violations and the enforcement and appeal of such citations; to establish affirmative defenses to a violation; to repeal these provisions on September 30, 2028; and to create the ALEA Work Zone Safety Fund and the Transportation Work Zone Safety Fund and provide for certain civil penalties to be deposited into the fund. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF ALABAMA: Section 1. Sections 1 through 19 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the Alabama Work Zone Safety Act. Section 2. The Legislature finds and declares the following: (1) Highway construction and maintenance creates a high risk environment for highway workers who must work alongside motor vehicles traveling at high rates of speed. (2) Numerous highway workers have been struck and killed in work zones due to motor vehicles traveling at high rates of speed through the work zones. (3) Speed enforcement management within a work zone is …