Iowa Department of Transportation traffic safety director Steve Gent hopes to be able to wrap up the first review of the use of traffic cameras on state roadways by the end of this month. The new rules created by the D-O-T in February require the six Iowa cities using the devices to file a safety report. Gent says they then asked for some additional information and recently got that back from all of the cities.

Gent says the process of reviewing the use of the cameras in Davenport, Muscatine, Cedar Rapids, Des Moines, Sioux City and Council Bluffs has taken several months.

The cameras have spurred the debate over whether they are used to make money or to increase safety. Gent says the D-O-T rules are designed to ensure the cameras are used as a safety tool.