Alberta to end use of photo radar on provincial highways

Alberta to end use of photo radar on provincial highways as of April 1
EDMONTON - Alberta’s transportation minister says as of April 1 the province is ending photo radar ticketing on all numbered provincial highways.
Alberta government aims to cut photo radar sites by 70%
The Alberta government plans to review photo radar sites in the province over the next four months in a bid to reduce the number by 70 per cent.
Alberta reannounces plans to reduce the number of photo radar sites in the province
Alberta reannounced plans to reduce photo radar sites in the province on Monday. In June, the United Conservative government announced it would reduce the number of photo radar sites in the province by 80-to-90 per cent, a move officials said would bring the province in line with the rest of the country.
Alberta to end use of photo radar on provincial highways, at speed-on-green cameras
The Alberta government also promises to review all the so-called 'fishing holes,' with an aim to remove 70 per cent of the province's existing 2,200 photo radar sites.
'Cash cow': Alberta to reduce photo radar sites by 70 per cent
Dreeshen said the move comes as the province aims to shift from a focus on revenue back to traffic safety and will come into effect in April.
Update ahead on changes to photo radar in Alberta, one year after ban on city ring roads
An update is expected Monday on the future of photo radar in Alberta, a year after it was banned on Calgary and Edmonton ring roads.
There will be dramatically fewer photo radars in Alberta next spring
The provincial government has announced that they are reducing the amount of photo radar in the province. According to the Minister of Transportation and Economic Corridors, Devin Dreeshen, photo radar in the province has been used as a cash grab,
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