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The City of Austin posts still pictures from 793 traffic cameras on its streets and signals inside the city line. They are listed by street with the cross street. Freeway cameras on I-35, MoPac, US 183 and SH 130 are TxDOT's, linked below. The cameras give no tickets. Checked November 7, 2026.
Austin traffic cameras by street
143 streets, most cameras first. Each row is a camera on that street, with its cross street; tap Show picture to see it.
Freeway cameras: TxDOT
TxDOT's Austin District runs the cameras on I-35, MoPac (Loop 1), US 183, SH 130, SH 71 and RM 620 and posts them on its own site. CamsAhead lists the City's cameras; the TxDOT feed is not licensed for other sites.
Road conditions in Austin
TxDOT posts closures and road conditions for Austin's freeways and state highways on DriveTexas. Closures and lane status are not on this page.
About the City of Austin traffic cameras
City of Austin, Austin Transportation & Public Works runs these cameras on city streets and at signals. The City says they watch traffic conditions and video is not recorded or retained.
They post still pictures, not video. A picture loads from the City when you tap it; CamsAhead keeps none. The City's list has 818 cameras on the map; 793 are inside the city line, the count on this page. Last checked November 7, 2026.
These cameras give no tickets. Texas bans red light cameras and speed cameras: see Cameras in Austin.
Austin traffic camera questions
Do these cameras show video?
No. The City posts still pictures, and one loads here when you tap it. The City says these cameras watch traffic conditions and video is not recorded or retained.
Where are the I-35 and MoPac cameras?
TxDOT runs the freeway cameras and posts them on its Austin District site. They are not on this page.
How many traffic cameras does Austin have?
The City's list has 818 cameras on the map, 793 of them inside the city line, where this page counts. 29 more inside the city line are retired. Checked November 7, 2026.
Do Austin traffic cameras give tickets?
No. They show the road. Texas law: Red light cameras banned by HB 1631 (2019; Transportation Code §707.020, any local authority); cities may not run speed cameras (§542.2035, HB 922, 2007); pre-May 7, 2019 red light contracts may run to expiry. See cameras in Austin.
Can I get footage of a crash from these cameras?
Not from CamsAhead: it keeps no pictures. The City says video is not recorded or retained.
What is the difference between these and the plate readers in Austin?
Traffic cameras show the road. Plate readers read license plates. 293 plate readers are mapped in Austin: see plate readers in Austin.
Is there an app?
Yes. The CamsAhead app puts these cameras on a map with the other camera types.
Know when cameras in Austin change.
Free email alerts for cameras on your routes that start issuing tickets. One summary email a month.
- In your monthly summary: the day a camera near you starts issuing tickets
- New cameras mapped or reported near you
- Your street, your distance, the camera types you pick
156,883 cameras listed or mapped so far.
Sources and updates
How this page was made: CamsAhead writes each page type once, then fills it with this place's data from the sources below.
- City of Austin, Austin Transportation & Public Works: Camera locations: City of Austin (Austin Transportation & Public Works). The City's list has 848 cameras, 818 on the map; this page counts the 793 inside the city line (US Census Bureau). Public domain, credit requested. Checked Nov 7, 2026. Pictures load from the City when you tap one; none is stored.
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