A mystery IT issue has been blamed for only two out of nine cameras working along a busy Swansea road - despite being installed more than three years ago.
The digital fixed cameras on Carmarthen Road, installed as part of a £455,000 initiative to improve road safety, haven’t worked since they were installed in June 2018.
GoSafe, which has responsibility for the operation of the cameras, has previously said the reason for the delay is down to the installation of technology, testing of the equipment, establishing communications links, ensuring back office capabilities and training staff to process the data.
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But now it says an "unanticipated IT issue" has led to further delays to the seven out of nine cameras going live.
A spokesman for GoSafe said: “An unanticipated IT issue was identified, which South Wales Police are working diligently to resolve. We will update the public in advance of the cameras going live."
The spokesman could not confirm the exact nature of the IT issue when asked by WalesOnline.
The two cameras which ARE live are as follows:
- Carmarthen Road / Bryn Road
- Carmarthen Road / Kingsway
The cameras which are NOT live are as follows:
- Carmarthen Road / Station Road
- Ravenhill Road / Carmarthen Road
- Carmarthen Road / Ravenhill Road
- Carmarthen Road (Near Cave Street)
- Carmarthen Road / Hall Street
- Dyfatty Street / Carmarthen Road
- Carmarthen Road (Near Wickes)
The safety partnership had said on June 3 last year that the cameras would be going live the very same week, but that never happened, with the coronavirus pandemic being blamed for delays on that occasion.
The new cameras generate digital images rather than using ‘wet’ 35mm film which needs to be routinely replaced and which is becoming less commonplace as companies turn to digital alternatives.
Under the previous system, cameras would be rendered ineffective when they ran out of film, but the new cameras are recording almost constantly. In the past Carmarthen Road has often featured in lists of the top 10 stretches in Wales where the most speeding tickets are issued.
