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Traffic monitoring cameras installed on Whoop-Up Drive

July 4, 2024

A new tool is anticipated to make it easier for Lethbridge drivers to plan their route through the city.

According to City of Lethbridge officials, new traffic monitoring cameras have been put up looking at both westbound and eastbound Whoop-Up Drive, along with both exit ramps onto University Drive and Scenic Drive. According to a release from the city the cameras will be on 24 hours a day and will take photos every two minutes, each photo is saved for 20 minutes.

According to a release from the city, “The cameras are used by Infrastructure Services staff for traffic engineering purposes, such as assessing the effectiveness of traffic systems and efficiency measures like traffic signal timing plans. While these traffic monitoring cameras allow the public to access real-time traffic information through the City’s website, individual vehicles or people are not monitored.”

The cameras also play a part in the Whoop-Up Drive Emergency Traffic Protocol.

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Born and raised in Calgary, Kass, from a young age, developed a love for learning people's stories and being able to share them with the community (or her family, or whoever would listen). In addition to working in communities like Okotoks and Calgary, Kass has also spent her summers travelling with the World Professional Chuckwagon Association since 2019, to help provide a peek behind the barn door into the world of chuckwagon racing. Outside of work and anything horse related, Kass is a reader and an avid country music fan, and most likely can be found with the biggest cup of coffee possible.