Red Light Cameras in Gloucester Township Shutting Down Dec. 16

The evaluation of the success of the use of red light cameras in issuing tickets begins Dec. 16, when towns must shut the cameras off, nj.com reports.

Once shut down, municipalities will send their final data to the New Jersey Department of Transportation for evaluation. The State will then decide whether to continue with the program. Legislation would be needed to continue or expand the program, according to the report.

The program has come under fire in Gloucester Township recently.

Automated Traffic Solutions (ATS) experienced technical issues with the issuing of 651 red light violation notices for offenses that occurred in Gloucester Township between April 30 and May 23 of this year.

According to Gloucester Township Business Administrator Tom Cardis, those offenses were dismissed and The State Administrative Office of the Court (AOC) determined that the pay rate for financial recovery to the town would be 87 percent.

That results in compensation for 566 violations for Gloucester Township, and the ability to recover $41,601 from ATS.

The monthly invoice from ATS is $49,710, leaving ATS responsible for repaying $41,601. Instead, the August bill to the Township for $41,701 became a full credit.

It was the second malfunction with the program since the township joined the program in 2010.

In 2010, the township was fully compensated for the amount of money it would’ve made from the tickets issued, according to Cardis.

Gloucester Township was among the first four towns in the state to install the red light cameras as part of a state program in 2010.

It’s a five-year program aimed at reducing violations and accidents.