Cuenca Speed Cameras Have Collected About $17 Million. The Contract Ends in 2027.

Cuenca's ten speed cameras have generated about $17 million in speeding fines over the seven years covered by the current operating contract. That contract ends on April 2, 2027, putting the future of the system on the city's agenda well before the expiration date.

What is still undecided

The current contract is between the Empresa Publica Municipal de Movilidad, Transito y Transporte de Cuenca (EMOV EP) and the private Consorcio Traffic Safety Azuay (TSA). It covers the administration of the ten cameras that issue speeding fines in the city.

Acting mayor Marisol Penalosa has been among the voices discussing whether EMOV should avoid a new contract with the consortium and operate the cameras itself. But Edison Moscoso, EMOV's manager, said on August 31 that the company was still analyzing the options.

Moscoso's position was direct: "No hemos tomado una decision de entregar al privado. No se ha dicho absolutamente nada al respecto. Estamos revisando los temas." In other words, the public discussion has not yet produced a decision to keep the private operator or transfer the system to EMOV.

How the current money split works

Under the existing contract, 63% of the money collected goes to EMOV. The private consortium receives the remaining 37%. El Mercurio reports that about $17 million has been collected in speeding fines during the contract's seven years.

Moscoso said the EMOV share has supported the public company's own activities, including staff payments, vehicle maintenance, and operational work.

For drivers, the immediate takeaway is not a new fine schedule or a confirmed change in enforcement. The operating arrangement remains in place, while the city studies what it wants to do after April 2, 2027. The financial structure matters because any future decision would affect who administers the cameras and how collected money is divided.

What to watch

The next meaningful development will be EMOV's decision on the post-2027 operating model. Until that decision is announced, the current contract and its 63%-to-37% distribution remain the figures residents can rely on.

Source: El Mercurio