New CCTV cameras to catch and fine road rule breakers in Salford
The locations chosen for the new cameras include:Chapel Street/Trinity Way Regent Road/Oldfield Road Chorley Road/Civic Centre Access Chapel Street/Oldfield Road/Adelphi StreetIrwell Street/Trinity Way Blackfriars Street, near Chapel Street Blackfriars Road/Silk Street A report found each of the areas was chosen because of "known problems which have a knock-on effect of congesting the network locally". Any recorded clip of a driver caught on camera breaking a road rule would be assessed by the council, who will then decide whether or not to issue a fine. Buying and maintaining the cameras over the next five years is set to cost more than £500,000 in total, and will be funded with cash from the government's City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement programme.
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