RIO RANCHO, N.M. —

The Rio Rancho Police Department will upgrade its vehicle-based automated speed enforcement cameras on Dec. 13, as part of the city’s Safe Traffic Operations Program.

The replacement is due to a phaseout of existing equipment.

Verra Mobility, the current third-party vendor, will continue to provide equipment, deployment and administrative support. Citations will remain $100.

Ten new units will be deployed on Rio Rancho-maintained roadways, with placement determined by police department speeding data and citizen requests.

A 45-day warning period will begin upon deployment, during which only warning citations will be issued for captured speed violations.

Requests to place cameras along N.M. 528, a state-maintained roadway, are pending approval by the New Mexico Depar

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