Drivers on the Costa Blanca will soon have three more speed cameras to watch out for, including two new average-speed checks.
The latest additions will take the number of new speed-control points introduced in the province this year to nine. Five of these are average-speed cameras, a system that only arrived in Alicante province in 2026.
The Dirección General de Tráfico (DGT) plans to activate a new average-speed camera on the A-31 between Alicante and Monforte del Cid before the end of October. Another is being prepared on the main road into Denia, although its launch has been delayed.
A third conventional speed camera is also planned near Jávea.
The cameras are being introduced on roads with heavy traffic and a history of accidents.
New A-31 camera due before the end of October
The next average-speed camera to go live will be on the A-31, one of the main routes between Alicante and Madrid.
It will monitor Madrid-bound traffic over approximately 6.5 kilometres between Alicante and Monforte del Cid.
One camera is positioned near the Las Atalayas industrial estate at kilometre point 232.5. The other is close to the AP-7 junction and the Aspe-La Alcoraya exit, at kilometre point 226.
Most of the installation work has already been completed. The remaining job is to install the equipment used to record vehicle number plates.
The system is expected to begin operating before the end of October.
Denia camera delayed
Another average-speed system is being installed on the CV-725, the main route into Denia from the AP-7.
It will monitor vehicles travelling towards Denia from kilometre point 1.3, near the AP-7 exit, to kilometre point 4.15.
That means the controlled section will cover almost three kilometres.
It had originally been expected to start operating during October, but the installation of the equipment has been delayed, according to the Subdelegación del Gobierno.
A new start date has not yet been announced.
Jávea is getting another camera
A new conventional speed camera is also planned for the CV-740 between Jávea and Benitachell.
It will be located at kilometre point 7.8.
All three new camera locations will be signposted.
There will also be an initial one-month period when drivers caught exceeding the speed limit will receive an information notice rather than a fine.
Once that period ends, normal speeding penalties will apply.
Alicante already has three average-speed camera zones
Average-speed cameras have been operating elsewhere in Spain since 2010, but Alicante province only received its first ones in February 2026.
Two are already operating on the A-31.
One monitors Alicante-bound traffic between the Novelda exit and a point beyond the Monforte del Cid exit, from kilometre point 216.550 to 218.900. The section covers approximately 2.35 kilometres.
The second monitors Madrid-bound traffic between Novelda and Elda-Petrer, from kilometre point 211.700 to 203.005.
At more than 8.5 kilometres, this is currently the longest average-speed camera section in Alicante province.
A third is operating on the A-7 between the Elche Sur and Crevillent exits.
It monitors Alicante-bound traffic between kilometre points 523.360 and 519.200, covering approximately 4.16 kilometres.
Once the new A-31 system is switched on, Alicante province will have four operational average-speed sections.
The delayed Denia system will eventually take the total to five.
How do average-speed cameras work?
Slowing down as you pass a camera and then putting your foot down again is not much use with these systems.
Unlike a traditional speed camera, an average-speed camera system measures how long a vehicle takes to travel between two fixed points.
Cameras record the vehicle’s number plate when it enters the controlled section and again when it leaves.
The system matches the two readings and calculates the average speed using the distance travelled and the time taken.
If the average speed is within the limit, there is no offence.
If the average exceeds the limit, a speeding offence can be recorded.
So, stamping on the brakes when you spot the first camera will not necessarily save you. It is your average speed across the entire section that matters.
The DGT says the system also reduces the risk of errors caused by vehicles travelling alongside each other because individual number plates are recorded at both ends of the controlled section.
Bridging the Gap’s recap
- Three new speed cameras are being prepared in Alicante province.
- The A-31 average-speed camera between Alicante and Monforte del Cid is expected to start operating before the end of October 2026.
- The CV-725 average-speed camera into Denia has been delayed and does not yet have a confirmed start date.
- A conventional speed camera is planned for kilometre point 7.8 of the CV-740 between Jávea and Benitachell.
- The new camera locations will be signposted.
- Drivers will initially receive information notices for one month before normal speeding fines begin.
- Alicante province will eventually have five average-speed camera sections.
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