Rush hour gridlock may soon be eased as Windsor crews work to install 300 traffic cameras at more than half of the city’s main intersections.
John Wolf, city manager of traffic operations, says they are going to be installing the cameras over the next 18 months.
As part of Windsor's enhanced capital budget passed in March, 2013, council set aside money to buy the devices. Last summer, city council approved a $1.6-million contract to Econolite Canada Inc.
The video image vehicle detection systems are being placed at cross roads along main arteries where traffic tends to back-up.
Dougall Avenue, Howard Avenue, Walker Road, Lauzon Parkway and Wyandotte Street are some of the main streets on the list for the new equipment.
City staff say the cameras won't be used to crack down on traffic offenses, but will be utilized to collect data to improve the flow of vehicles.
“They key goal of this is to minimize the stops and delays we have, but it certainly doesn't eliminate them," says Wolf.
