A warning sign at 41st Street and Rucker Avenue in Everett of red light enforcement cameras as seen July 3, 2024.
Photo by Michael Whitney.
EVERETT — Citations began today for red light runners at Broadway and 16th Street, the first of Everett’s six locations where it will have red light cameras.
In August, the city will begin citing for red light violations at Rucker Avenue and 41st Street, and at Evergreen Way and 112th Street SW. Those cameras are currently giving drivers warnings for a grace period.
In September, cameras will cite red light running drivers at
• Evergreen Way and Casino Road
• Evergreen Way and 4th Avenue W., and
• Everett Mall Way and 7th Avenue SE
Citations are $124.
The cameras only monitor certain directions. The one at 16th and Broadway, for example, is monitoring Broadway northbound and southbound.
In 2020, the six intersections selected for cameras had the most red-light violations which resulted in serious injury crashes. In 2023, the six ranked among Everett’s seven worst.
In the spring, Everett put up a school-zone speed enforcement automated citation camera along Casino Road at Horizon Elementary.
Where ticket money goes
The city says the program is revenue-neutral.
The citation income is covering the cost of four full-time employees tied to the camera program: A police officer assigned to have final say on ticket infractions, a city court clerk to
administer the program, a traffic technician and a traffic engineer to design safety projects from camera revenue.
The city would designate any leftover profit toward improving traffic safety.
“We will look at the best places” for traffic safety with that money, traffic engineer Corey Hert said to the Tribune previously, and more studies are coming. An example could be more flashing beacons at pedestrian crossings.
In late 2022, the City Council approved a five-year contract with Novoaglobal for just shy of $504,000 a year.
