Drivers on North Albany Road paid more than $49,000 for speeding tickets they got during May, the last full month of school days since traffic cameras at Thornton Lake Drive went live.
The cameras caught 300 violations at the intersection during the month, all but two of them for speeding. The other two were for running a red light at the signal.
The city has speed and red-light camera systems at Queen Avenue and Geary Street and in the school zone on North Albany Road. A few days ago I asked Jeanna Yeager, the city of Albany finance director, for May revenue statistics for both intersections…