NEW YORK (PIX11) — Even if there’s nobody around, there will be an eye in the sky watching. The MTA is expanding its automated camera enforcement in New York City very soon.
MTA cameras will be added to four more bus routes starting on Friday, Dec. 12. The routes will be added to 54 others that are currently enforced as a way to crack down on people using the bus lanes illegally.
According to the MTA, more than 1,400 buses are now ACE-equipped.
Any vehicles found using busways and bus lanes, blocking bus stops, or illegally double-parked will receive warning notices in the mail for an initial period of 60 days, followed by summonses afterwards. Summonses start at $50 and escalate to $250 for repeat violators.
The newest routes added to the ACE program are:
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