Red-light cameras could be coming to these 4 Fredericton intersections

It could get a lot easier for the City of Fredericton to dish out tickets to red-light runners.

Fredericton is looking at installing red-light cameras at four intersection as part of a pilot of the technology New Brunswick municipalities can now use.

The city issued a public call-out in July to vendors of the technology, asking them to provide information on the options on the market and the potential cost to taxpayers.

"Fredericton, like many cities, faces challenges with motorists running red lights and speeding, which can lead to serious collisions," the city says in its request for information.

"Intersections are a particular concern for T-bone (right-angle) crashes caused by red light running, and excessive speed. In addition to intersections, there are corridors in the city that have both high speeds and high collision rates/risk of severity that may benefit from dedicated speed cameras."

CBC News asked the city for an interview about its plans to adopt the technology, but spokesperson Marley McLellan declined. She said in an email that the municipality is still reviewing the information it received and should be able to share more details later.

Last October, the provincial government introduced long-awaited legislation allowing municipalities to employ automated traffic enforcement technology, such as red-light cameras and speed cameras.

Red-light cameras work by capturing a photo of a vehicle as it runs a red light. Under New Brunswick law, a police officer must review the photo and verify the offence before issuing a ticket.

The ticket is then mailed to the address of the person the vehicle is registered to, regardless of who was driving.

The information Fredericton got in response to its call-out will potentially be used to help it craft a request for proposals to procure red-light cameras.

If the city does go ahead with procuring them, four intersections would be first up for having them installed.

Three are on the south side: Regent Street and Wayne Squibb Boulevard, Smythe and Prospect streets, and Queen and Westmorland streets. On the north side, the Ring Road and Maple Street intersection is on the list.

"These locations are based on known collision history and the local government would be interested in developing a warrant process and potentially moving these devices after a period of 1 year to other locations as warranted," says the request for information.

CBC News asked the Fredericton Police Force for an interview with Chief Gary Forward about the issue of red-light violations.