Falls Church's Relocated Red-Light Cameras Are in Their Warning Period, With $50 Fines Starting November 20
The City of Falls Church has moved its two red-light safety cameras to new Broad Street intersections. Drivers who run a red light there get a warning notice until November 19 - and a $50 civil fine after that.
Falls Church drivers are in a grace period at two of the city's busiest intersections. The City of Falls Church Police Department has relocated its two red-light safety cameras for fall 2026 to the intersections of Washington Street (Route 29) and Broad Street (Route 7), and E. Broad Street and S. Roosevelt Street, the city says on its Photo Enforcement Safety Program page.
The relocated cameras were activated on Wednesday, October 21, and a 30-day warning period runs through Thursday, November 19. During the warning period, drivers who disregard a red light at either new location receive a warning notice instead of a citation. At the conclusion of the warning period on Friday, November 20, violations will result in a $50 civil fine. The red-light program is one of three parts of the city's photo enforcement effort, alongside school-zone speed cameras that slow drivers near schools during arrival and dismissal, and stop-arm cameras on school buses.
The city also warns drivers about how legitimate citations arrive: they are sent by U.S. Mail only. The Falls Church Police Department does not send photo enforcement citations or payment requests by text message or email, and anyone who receives a text or email asking them to pay a traffic citation should not click any links. Because the department uses a vendor to process citations, payment and correspondence addresses on a genuine mailed citation may be located outside Virginia.
