Algonquin red-light cameras delayed
If you're a motorist driving through three of Algonquin's busiest intersections, you've got a two-month reprieve before red-light cameras begin tracking your every move.
The cameras were scheduled to be installed this month, but bureaucratic delays pushed them back to an August debut, said Sgt. Wade Merritt, head of the police traffic patrol division.
"Red light cameras are running behind," Merritt said.
A 30-day trial period will begin sometime in August, before $100 tickets will be given to drivers speeding through the three intersections.
The three intersections are Algonquin and Randall roads, where there will be two cameras, Randall Road and Bunker Hill Drive and routes 31 and 62, where there will be one camera.
Police said the three intersection record the most accidents in town.
In case you need proof that you ran a red light, ACS State and Local Solutions Inc., which owns the cameras, allows you to view your own footage on its Web site.
The camera service doesn't come cheap.
Each camera costs $4,950 a month to rent -- that's a total of $19,800-- or 198 tickets at $100 a pop -- that the village will be shelling out monthly.
But officials said ticket revenue is expected to more than make up for the expense.
Moreover, tickets issued through the system don't go on your driving record, police said.