More speed cameras to be installed on Richmond’s ‘high-risk intersections’
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The Richmond City Council is eyeing more speed cameras to be installed on some of what they call "high-risk intersections" to combat speeding and traffic deaths. They’re also looking into any marked crosswalks that have had a pedestrian death in the last decade. At a meeting on Monday, Jan. 27, the city council selected the 600 and 700 blocks of South Belvidere Street to be included in the most recent iteration of camera installations. A pedestrian was hit and killed crossing the southbound lanes at the intersection of South Belvidere Street and Holly Street on Sept. 18, 2021, which prompted the council to pick this spot. The city currently has 26 speed cameras throughout the city, and 15 of those cameras are in school zones. Lawmakers say this is part of a continued effort to crack down on traffic fatalities and injuries by 2030. The Richmond City Council has asked the interim Chief Administrative Officer, Sabrina Joy-Hogg, to look into other places for these cameras to be installed. According to the city council, the cameras will cost $3,629 a month but all of the money from citations or tickets will go toward the Commonwealth Transportation Board.
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RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) -- The Richmond City Council is eyeing more speed cameras to be installed on some of what they call "high-risk intersections" to combat speeding and traffic deaths. They’re also looking into any marked crosswalks that have had a pedestrian death in the last decade.
At a meeting on Monday, Jan. 27, the city council selected the 600 and 700 blocks of South Belvidere Street to be included in the most recent iteration of camera installations.
A pedestrian was hit and killed crossing the southbound lanes at the intersection of South Belvidere Street and Holly Street on Sept. 18, 2021, which prompted the council to pick this spot.
The city currently has 26 speed cameras throughout the city, and 15 of those cameras are in school zones. Lawmakers say this is part of a continued effort to crack down on traffic fatalities and injuries by 2030.
The Richmond City Council has asked the interim Chief Administrative Officer, Sabrina Joy-Hogg, to look into other places for these cameras to be installed.
According to the city council, the cameras will cost $3,629 a month but all of the money from citations or tickets will go toward the Commonwealth Transportation Board.
