The contract with the operator (named as Verra Mobility by KVII and American Traffic Solutions by the Amarillo Pioneer) ends August 29, 2022 and the cameras stop issuing citations at midnight. The City reports 331,556 citations over the 15-year contract, 76,278 of them in 2022. Equipment may remain up to 90 days for removal.[1][2][3]
At shutdown, the City said the contract ended August 29, 2022.
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The City issued 331,556 red-light camera citations over the contract, including 76,278 in 2022.[1]
Citations total
331,556
Citations 2022
76,278
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KFDA reported that the City keeps 55.8 percent of camera revenue minus expenses such as program operations and city personnel costs, and that the revenue must be used for traffic safety improvements.[1]
City share
55.8%
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Reports at shutdown name the operator differently.
The Amarillo Pioneer named American Traffic Solutions; the City check register payee is American Traffic Solutions Inc.
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Donny Hooper, Director of Public Works: Public Works Director Donny Hooper said crashes dropped significantly after the cameras were installed and that the program 'created some better driving habits'; he said crashes rose again at one intersection after its camera was moved. These are City statements; the crash data behind them was not published in the reports.[2][1]