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Traffic camera enforcement begins in Minneapolis
Traffic safety cameras are up at five separate locations across the city of Minneapolis and will start ticketing speeding drivers this week. FOX 9’s Mary McGuire has more on what you need to know.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Traffic safety cameras are up at five separate locations across the city of Minneapolis and will start ticketing speeding drivers this week.
Traffic safety pilot program
What we know:
The city of Minneapolis is launching a pilot program on Tuesday that will automatically enforce the speed limit at several high-risk intersections.
Those intersections include:
- Fremont Avenue North near West Broadway Avenue North
- 18th Avenue Northeast near Central Avenue Northeast
- 3rd Street North near 1st Avenue North
- Chicago Avenue South near Franklin Avenue East
- Nicollet Avenue South near 46th Street West
State law requires warning signs be posted in the area reminding drivers that cameras are there.
For now, the cameras will only track speeding drivers, but there are plans to expand to catch those who run red lights in the future.
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Traffic light cameras coming to Minnesota
Traffic cameras at stop lights that could lead to tickets for speeding and red light running might be debuted in Minneapolis and other cities beginning later this summer.
The first time a driver is caught going more than 10 mph above the speed limit, they will get a warning.
After that, they'll get a $40 ticket or an $80 ticket if they are going more than 20 mph over the posted speed limit.
The cameras only catch license plate numbers, and no facial recognition technology is used.
What's next:
The pilot program is set to run through July 2029.
Minneapolis plans to expand the program to include a maximum of 42 cameras across the city.