Red Light Cameras To Be Installed Next Month

Warnings To Be Mailed Until January

HOUSTON — Red-light runners beware — the city will be keeping a closer eye on you starting next month, KPRC Local 2 reported Wednesday.On Nov. 1, five Houston-area intersections will get stoplight cameras. However, officials would not disclose which intersections would be first to get the technology.The cameras will capture the license plates of drivers who run red lights. Until January, drivers will only be mailed warnings. After that, red-light violators will get a civil citation, a $75 ticket, in the mail.City officials said drivers should expect to see stoplight cameras at more and more intersections.”We’ll probably start with about 10, then spread to at least 50 at the high incidents of accidents intersections we identify,” Houston Police Chief Harold Hurtt said.The city plans to test equipment from five separate vendors and make a final decision in December.The company that wins the contract will share generated ticket revenue with the city.

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