It’s taken several years, but state lawmakers have agreed to install speed cameras in highway work zones throughout Pennsylvania on an experimental basis.

The state Senate on Tuesday voted 47-1 to concur with the changes made to Senate Bill 172 by the state House of Representa­tives. The vote sends the bill to Gov. Tom Wolf’s desk, where he has said he will sign it into law.

The measure authorizes the creation of a five-year pilot program to employ automated speed enforcement system cameras in highway work zones. The cameras to be installed will be operated by a vendor to be contracted by PennDOT and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission.
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