how do you spell revenue in scottsdale????? Original Article Cameras to catch Loop 101 speeders Scottsdale OKs using sensors Michael Ferraresi The Arizona Republic Oct. 26, 2005 12:00 AM Cameras will likely start catching speeders on Loop 101 early next year after Scottsdale's City Council voted 5-2 on Tuesday to approve the technology. State officials are expected to approve Scottsdale's permit to fix cameras, sensors and other technology along a 7.8-mile stretch of the freeway between Scottsdale Road and 90th Street as early as today. By installing and operating its own Loop 101 photo enforcement program, Scottsdale will become the first city in the West to monitor drivers on a state-controlled freeway. The city will work with in conjunction with the Arizona Department of Public Safety, which patrols the freeways. "This isn't the magic bullet, but it will catch speeders," Councilman Kevin Osterman said. Councilmen Jim Lane and Bob Littlefield opposed the nine-month pilot program. Both officials said they don't believe the city should take over the state's responsibility and raised concerns about the project's costs. "The state should be doing their job there, and they're not," Littlefield said. The program is expected to cost the city $640,000 in up-front costs. It could cost as much as $11 million for nine months, and is designed to break even financially, city transportation officials said. The city plans to install the cameras in six locations. The cameras are designed to detect and record motorists who are driving at least 11 mph over the 65 mph speed limit. If the cameras deter speeders and reduce collisions, they will likely get a closer look from DPS and other agencies. Scottsdale is the only Valley city to contact the Arizona Department of Transportation with interest in freeway photo enforcement, officials said. The same cameras to be installed on Loop 101 are credited with reducing accidents on Scottsdale streets through the city's $2 million annual contract with Reflex Traffic Systems, a Scottsdale Airpark-based company that operates seven international freeway photo enforcement systems. An average of more than one accident per day occurred in 2004 on the Scottsdale stretch of freeway targeted for the photo enforcement test, according to the Maricopa Association of Governments.