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Jersey City announced today that a third set of red-light cameras will begin a roughly month-long trial phase at Merseles and Montgomery streets starting at just after midnight tonight.
Motorists who blow through the red light will not get tickets until midnight on Jan. 20.
The city this year has installed the cameras at Communipaw Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard, and most recently at Jersey Avenue and 18th Street. The city plans to install a total of 11 sets of the cameras, and expect them to net the city $7 million annually once they are all up and running, a city spokeswoman has said.
The two sets of cameras that are already up and running have recorded over 16,000 violations since April, according to the city.
“The intent of our road-safety program is to get drivers to obey traffic signals,” said Police Chief Thomas Comey. “The purpose of this program is to improve public safety and reduce collisions resulting from red-light violations.”
Motorists who blow through a red light at Merseles and Montgomery will be issued a warning during the month-long trial period.
Cameras installed at the intersections record video 24 hours a day, and take still photographs to record violations.