LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Speed enforcement cameras are coming to Kentucky construction zones to protect workers and drivers by slowing down traffic through active work sites.

The cameras will not automatically issue tickets to speeding drivers. Instead, they will collect data that law enforcement officers will use to pull over violators, with fines reaching up to $500.

"The majority of people injured or killed in work zones are drivers. So this is focused really heavily on trying to lower those speeds to improve that safety and make sure people get home safe at the end of the day, whether you're driving through the work zone or working there," Allen Blair, the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet spokesperson, said.

One of the first camera installations is happening in Lexington on U.S. 25,

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