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The City of Saskatoon has lost $400,000 to $600,000 in revenue from the removal of red-light cameras this summer, but hopes to more than make up for it.

City staff removed the cameras from four intersections in August when the five-year contract with its previous vendor, Edmonton-based ATS Traffic, expired.

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A new company, Conduit, was awarded the five-year contract, but finalizing the deal took longer than expected, the city’s director of transportation, Jay Magus, said in an email on Monday.

Cameras are expected to be installed at Preston Avenue and Eighth Street by mid-February with the rest to follow, Magus said.

“The infrastructure is brand new, with improved camera quality in terms of resolution and durability,” he added.

The recent cold stretch also impeded installation of the cameras, Magus said. Following the first set of cameras, they will then be installed at the three other intersections: Warman Road and 51st Street, Avenue C and Circle Drive and 33rd Street and Idylwyld Drive.