how do you spell revenue in scottsdale - photo radar Original Article Loop 101 cameras set to be installed Michael Ferraresi The Arizona Republic Dec. 19, 2005 12:00 AM Construction crews will nip and tuck a 7.8-mile stretch of Loop 101 over the next few weeks as Scottsdale adds the cameras needed for its landmark freeway photo enforcement program. By today, the Arizona Department of Transportation is expected to approve Scottsdale's permit to install cameras along the side of the freeway and sensors in the asphalt at six locations between Scottsdale Road and 90th Street. The permit process was delayed for several weeks because ADOT asked Scottsdale to revise its engineering details about power sources to cameras, the locations of poles and other fine points. Scottsdale officials say they are on track to issue warning citations next month to Loop 101 drivers clocked 11 mph or more over the 65 mph speed limit. The city will begin collecting freeway speeding fines by February. ADOT declined comment until Scottsdale's permit is officially approved. The nine-month Loop 101 photo enforcement program would make Scottsdale the first U.S. city to use fixed cameras to catch speeders on a stretch of freeway. Scottsdale City Council approved the program Oct. 25 after officials reported a public outcry for heightened safety measures. Scottsdale has maintained that its freeway photo enforcement program is not designed to supplant Arizona Department of Public Safety officers on Loop 101. The cameras could start springing up this month, according to Mary O'Connor, Scottsdale's transportation general manager. Construction workers are expected to begin installing the devices as early as this week as long as the city receives ADOT's blessing. "Nobody wants to rush this," O'Connor said. "(ADOT) is doing a very thorough review, and we're doing the same," she said. Construction should take three weeks, O'Connor said, as crews are expected to work from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. without affecting traffic. Scottsdale has made no secret of its plans to nab Loop 101 speeders with the technology it already uses on surface streets. Warning signs and electronic message boards will be set up along the freeway. The program is projected to cost as much as $6 million from January to June, according to figures released earlier this week. As much as $4 million more could be spent for the remainder of 2006, officials said. Scottsdale could spend as much as $136,000 on public awareness. City officials held an open house earlier this month. Fewer than 40 people attended. Redflex Traffic Systems, a technology company based in the Scottsdale Airpark, will be responsible for Loop 101 camera installations and maintenance. Reach the reporter at michael.ferraresi@arizonarepublic.com or (602) 444-6843.