The fixed speed camera at Caversham Valley Rd near Lookout Point, Dunedin, snapped 3304 motorists during the 2011-12 financial year.
The camera was placed at the site due to the number of crashes at Barnes Dr and remains in place while work continues on the second stage of the Caversham Valley safety improvements project.
Following the completion of that project, ''a speed camera would continue to be operated on this stretch of road'', acting Southern road policing manager Senior Sergeant Steve Larking said.
However, he confirmed the exact location of that site was yet to be determined, with the New Zealand Transport Agency to meet the cost of the relocation.
''The cost of the relocation will depend on where the new site is.''
Snr Sgt Larking said Caversham Valley Rd was one of the city's static camera locations, but declined to say whether it was operating at present.
New Zealand Transport Agency projects team manager Simon Underwood said the work on the state highway would address many of the safety risks present in Caversham Valley between Barnes Dr and Lookout Point. Once the work was completed late next year, the speed limit could be increased from 50kmh to 60kmh, he said.
''Like any other highway, we will continue to monitor traffic safety and speed limit compliance in conjunction with the police. Should there continue to be a cause for concern, then the re-establishment of a speed camera may be considered.''
Construction of the $20 million-$25 million second stage is being undertaken in two phases, from Barnes Dr to South Rd and then around Lookout Point, including the Riselaw Rd bridge.
The entire project is expected to be completed in early 2015 and to cost up to $45 million.
