MODESTO, Calif. — The City of Modesto has launched a new automated red-light camera program aimed at reducing reckless driving and preventing crashes at high-risk intersections.
The program will initially deploy 10 cameras at key intersections across the city:
- Eastbound Briggsmore Ave. at Coffee Rd.
- Eastbound Sylvan Ave. at Coffee Rd.
- Eastbound Briggsmore Ave. at Carver Rd.
- Eastbound Pelandale Ave. at Carver Rd.
- Northbound Oakdale Rd. at Briggsmore Ave.
- Southbound McHenry Ave. at Standiford Ave.
- Northbound El Vista/Oakdale Rd. at Scenic Dr.
- Northbound N. Carpenter Rd. at Kansas Ave.
- Northbound 9th St. at G St.
- Westbound Yosemite Blvd. at S. Santa Rosa Ave.
The first intersection to go live is Eastbound Briggsmore Avenue at Coffee Road. The camera began operating on Monday and will start issuing citations after a 30-day warning period ending March 31.
Citations for red-light violations will begin on April 1. Cameras will operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week…