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Warwick, RI will install 15 cameras at five intersections to address red-light violations.
The decision comes after a traffic study revealed hundreds of violations at two major intersections.
Officials hope the cameras will improve traffic safety and free up police officers to handle other responsibilities, including mental health-related calls.
Devices that ticket speeders and red-light runners are on their way to Warwick, officials said on Wednesday, June 4.
Lawbreaking last year at two busy intersections helped lay the groundwork for the new camera-based traffic enforcement program. Hundreds of violations were observed at the junction of Post Road and Airport Road as well as where Greenwich Avenue meets East Avenue near Lowes and the Crown Plaza Warwick-Providen