Hamilton politicians agreed to designate the Lincoln Alexander and Red Hill parkways as “community safety zones” so the municipality can use photo radar devices.

Ward 4 Councillor Sam Merulla, who introduced the motion at the Nov. 14 public works committee, said there are “thousands” of school children being bussed to and from Bishop Ryan High School along the Red Hill Parkway. By installing photo radar devices, it will protect those school children riding in buses along the Red Hill Parkway and Lincoln Alexander Parkway, he said.

“We are ensuring the safety of school children,” he said.

Ontario Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca in a letter earlier this summer denied Hamilton’s request to implement photo radar on the Red Hill and Lincoln Alexander parkways. Hamilton made the request after a series of serious accidents along the Red Hill Parkway and a city study that linked the number of collisions and the high rate of speed vehicles are travelling along the roadways.