Cedar Rapids, Iowa Speed Traps

CRPD will sit either on the north or the south side of the bridge over the Cedar River. This is a great spot because it is hard to see the other side of the bridge due to the trees blocking your view.

This is a sporadic enforcement, usually two to three times a month, usually on Thursday or Friday nights. They will have multiple Cedar Rapids Police cars, and sometimes the Iowa Highway Patrol will also be involved. They sit in the median just prior to the HWY 30 East on-ramp overpass, and usually go after vehicles going South on I-380. I usually can see it coming when I see the brake lights lighting up on cars ahead of me! One time I didn’t see it coming, and was 7 mph over the limit (60 mph) but didn’t get pulled over.

Airport Police Officers commonly patrol this road / have seen many motorists stopped in front of the airport.

Area has been changed to a limit 5mph below other sections of Council Street-limit signs are easy to miss with one posted 10 feet above the roadway.

CRPD sit in median or under the Kirkwood Blvd/Highway 30 East exit ramp on I380 scanning both North and South-bound traffic. Time of day is usually mid afternoon or after 9pm. Both Ka band radar and Lidar are used. Trap is more frequent during the last 10 days of each month.