Arizona camera deployment accelerates as statewide budget mounts.
10/31/2008
Faced with one of the tightest budget crunches in its history, the state of Arizona is wasting no time in deploying it newly authorized freeway speed camers. Redflex Traffic Systems runs the photo radar program in return foran expected cut of $20,361,300. In Phoenix the Austrialian company has activiated a number of fixed camera systems in the past week. Seven cameras are now active on Intersate 10, seven on the 101 and three on the 51. In Mesa, three cameras are ready to begin on ticketing on 60.
In total, Redflex expects to deploy 100 fixed and mobile camera camera can generate thousands of $181 tickets for the state's for the state's general fund. The state estimates that fiscal 2009 will see 428,839 citations worth $77.6 million. In the following year, the number will grow to 571,785 tickets worth $103,493,085. The state' contract with Redflex provides an option to double revenue by increasing the total number of cameras to 200.
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