DELAND, Fla. — New traffic cameras that have been installed in DeLand are being used to regulate the flow of traffic.
The Florida Department of Transportation recently installed $375,000 worth of the new technology along Woodland Boulevard.
Many drivers may think the cameras are for catching red-light runners, but the devices are part of FDOT's adaptive camera technology project.
"As the cars start queing up at an intersection, the cameras see that and tell the computer we have a lot of cars there, come and change the lights," said Steve Olson, with FDOT.
Before the cameras, black cables on the road were used to monitor traffic patterns and tell traffic lights when to change. But officials said the cameras are a new way to control traffic flow for wider intersections.
"As some of these intersections get wider, you will get to a point where you can't cable them in ground. So you put the cameras up there," said Olson.
More of the traffic cameras are expected to start popping up across central Florida, with some already installed in Seminole County.
Officials said the cameras do not record video.