Red Light Cameras Will Soon Ticket Motorists
$75 Fine For First Offense
POSTED: Thursday, June 8, 2006
UPDATED: 12:08 pm CDT June 8,
2006
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HOUSTON -- Motorists will soon be ticketed by a camera for going through a red light at 10 intersections across the city, KPRC Local 2 reported.Officials with the city of Houston said the locations were selected based on the number of crashes at the intersection and how many crashes running a red light caused.Officials said American Traffic Solutions, the company that was awarded the contract to run and install the cameras, will have the first 10 cameras up by mid-July. The company will install cameras, in groups of 10, every 30 to 45 days.Officials said a public awareness campaign designed to inform motorists of the cameras will last about 30 days, with no citations being issued for that time.Drivers can expect to get a $75 fine for a first offense and up to $150 for a third.The first batch of red light cameras will be installed at the following intersections:
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- Bay Area Boulevard at El Camino Real
- Bellaire Boulevard at Fondren Road
- Bellaire Boulevard at Wilcrest Drive
- Bingle Road at Pinemont Drive
- Elgin Street at Milam Street
- Hillcroft Street at Harwin Drive
- Hillcroft Street at Westpark Drive
- John F. Kennedy Boulevard at Greens Road
- Richmond Avenue at Dunvale Road
- Travis Street at Webster Street
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