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Riverton council backs signal-timing pilot and asks staff to pursue cameras for crash investigations
Summary
After citing multiple red-light fatalities, council directed staff to seek a delayed-red timing pilot with UDOT/county for signalized intersections and to return with cost/traffic-impact analysis; staff noted intersection cameras would aid investigations but cannot be used for automated enforcement under current state law.
Public works and engineering staff told Riverton City Council they are exploring signal-focused safety tools following recent fatal red-light crashes. Staff outlined two main options: install intersection cameras at major junctions (estimated $35,000'$40,000 to cover key intersections) for investigative purposes, and implement a delayed-red all-red interval at select signals to give intersections time to clear.
"Cameras would help in investigations, but that's not something that is gonna help us in terms of going out and enforcing and trying to write tickets," an engineering lead said, noting Utah law does not currently permit automated enforcement from those cameras. Several council members, including Council member Perucci, voiced support for a pilot of the delayed-red timing and asked staff to meet next week with UDOT and county engineers to study traffic-flow impacts and feasibility. The chief of police and public-safety staff said both cameras and delayed-signal timing would be beneficial investigative tools; staff said camera hardware would require a budget adjustment if council wished to proceed to purchase.
