The first is at Ninth and Geary; other sites are being evaluated

The intersection at Geary Street and Ninth Avenue S.E. is the first to be selected for cameras to be installed to catch red-light runners, but the start date is still uncertain.

The city of Albany has contracted with Redflex Traffic Systems, an Australian company with offices in Arizona and California, to have red-light cameras installed at various intersections in town.

Other possible locations for the cameras are still being evaluated. The city has the final say on which intersections are selected.

The last date given for when the cameras might be installed was early spring. No new date has been given.

Crime Analyst Pat Hurley with the Albany Police Department said that 11 intersections have been studied as possible locations for the cameras. Five intersections — some the same and some different — are still being evaluated. The study of the Geary Street and Ninth Avenue intersection showed 93 red-light violations during a 12-hour period. Ninety-two violations were rolling stops by people turning right on a red light.

Hurley said officials want to reinforce red-light laws that require vehicles to stop completely before turning right on a red light. Pedestrians have also complained about the intersection, Hurley said.

There will be two cameras installed at the intersection: one to monitor eastbound traffic and the other to monitor vehicles traveling north.

The Ninth and Geary intersection as well as all the others to be selected will have to be approved by the Oregon Department of Transportation.

Once the first camera is installed, there will be a 30-day warning period, which will allow officials to ensure the system is working. Any vehicles caught running red lights during that time will be mailed a warning rather than a ticket. There will be a warning period with only the first camera to be installed.

Once up and running, here’s how the cameras will work: Redflex will send the police photos of cars photographed entering an intersection after the light has turned red. Police will review the photos before a traffic ticket is mailed to the registered owner.

The registered vehicle owner will be notified by mail in 10 days or less. The notification includes photographs, the ticket and a “certification of innocence” form. Directions will be included on what to do if the driver believes there was no violation.