highway cameras

Ask MRN: Are the cameras at Broadway intersections recording traffic on video?

July 3, 2022 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

Dear MRN, Are these cameras (on Broadway) recording traffic on video? Can we see or watch the video? What are these cameras used for? The camera shown in the photo above, and others like them at other intersections throughout Quincy, are used to detect vehicle movement to help regulate traffic signals. “They are normal cameras,…

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Experts say highway camera bills on Pritzker's desk ripe for abuse

May 1, 2022 | By Muddy River News

Two bills on Gov. J.B. Pritzker’s desk could expand Illinois highway camera monitoring program to cover 6,600 more miles of road across 22 counties as the General Assembly looks to crack down on expressway crime before November elections. House Bill 260 and House Bill 448 – passed alongside 80 other proposals in the final dayof the legislative session – would see…

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