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The City of East Providence has announced that its Public Safety traffic camera program will begin in the next few weeks. (Shutterstock)
EAST PROVIDENCE, RI The City of East Providence has announced that its Public Safety traffic camera program is set to begin in the next few weeks.
By adding this program, East Providence is joining over 50o cities in the United States who have some form of public safety traffic cameras, including red light, school speed, or both. The program will commence with a 30-day warning period, after which the fine for running a red light will be $85 and the fine for speeding in a school zone will be $50.
May 10, 2021 10:36 am
EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) – Traffic cameras will soon be coming to intersections and schools across East Providence, but the implementation has the city’s police union concerned.
The International Brotherhood of Police Officers Local 569 sent a letter to East Providence Mayor Bob DaSilva last week, asking to bargain with the city to get more police officers and supervisors hired to help with the workload they say will come with these cameras.
“The Mayor has requested that the East Providence Police Traffic Enforcement Division handle the reviewing of footage and issuing of violations. The East Providence Police Department is already understaffed. The Traffic Division currently staffs one Sergeant and three patrol officers.
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Traffic-enforcement cameras coming to East Providence
The Providence Journal
EAST PROVIDENCE Beware drivers: your city is getting speed-zone cameras.
“After receiving consistent resident concerns about speeding on our city streets, we will be installing a traffic enforcement system in East Providence,” East Providence Police Chief William C. Nebus has announced. A speed enforcement program is an effective one at deterring speeding, reducing crashes, and ultimately saving lives, he said.
The fine for running through a red light intersection will be $85. The fine for speeding in a school safety zone will be $50.
Here s what is known: The program will commence with a 30-day warning period. Motorists will receive a notice in the mail instead of a violation with the goal of changing driver behavior before a violation.
· St. Mary’s Academy Bay View School (3070 Pawtucket Ave.)
· Kent Heights School (2680 Pawtucket Ave.)
· Riverside Middle School (179 Forbes St.)
· St. Margaret School (42 Bishop Ave.)
· East Providence High School (2000 Pawtucket Ave.)
East Providence Police Chief William Nebus discussed the importance of the traffic camera program.
“Each year, too many families are impacted by crashes caused by people speeding or drivers failing to stop at red lights and speed was likely a factor in more than 45 percent of all traffic fatalities in Rhode Island,” he said.
The fine for running through a red light intersection is $85. The fine for speeding in a School Safety Zone is $50.