WARWICK, R.I. (WLNE) — Officials in Warwick celebrated a deal with traffic camera manufacturer Altumint that they believed will make the city safer to drive in.

Warwick city officials stood at the intersection of Main Avenue and Greenwich Avenue, which now has a traffic camera overseeing it.

Drivers now have a thirty day grace period with cameras sending warning tickets, but starting July 4, drivers violating red light laws at five intersections throughout the city will get an $85 ticket.

“When people know those cameras are there, they drive differently, and eventually those corrective actions become normal behavior,” Altumint Senior Vice President of Government Affairs Jason Norton.

Warwick police officers said they hope to change the behavior of some drivers in the city.

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