ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – It is the kind of a nuisance no driver wants to get stuck behind, a red light taking a long time to change. Well, it's not supposed to be like that. Story continues below Weather: Where is it snowing in New Mexico? Crime: Former New Mexico track coach who sexted with student sentenced to probation Don't Miss: New Mexico Racing Commission investigating All American Futurity race “It can feel like you're waiting forever for a stoplight, especially at night, you feel like it's been five minutes but all of our lights are timed especially at night. You really shouldn't be waiting more than one or two minutes for a light,” said Dan Mayfield with the City of Albuquerque's Department of Municipal Development. The city of Albuquerque maintains hundreds of traffic lights and it’s all controlled by the Realtime Monitoring Center. Two dispatchers monitor up to 400 cameras and can put up to 130 on the screen. “Multiple lanes, multiple right turns, multiple left turns, high volumes of traffic and we're trying to make sure the commuters get to where they want to go safely and on time,” said Mayfield. Some of the most congested intersections with longer wait times include Coors Blvd. and Paseo Del Norte, Rio Grande Blvd. and Central Ave., Central Ave. and Atrisco Dr., Eubank Blvd. and the airforce base entrance as well as 98th and I-40. The city said the typical wait time at a normal light should be less than two minutes. The longest wait time in the metro is at Coors Blvd. and Paseo del Norte at two and a half minutes. Even at busy intersections like Rio Grande Blvd. and Central Ave., the wait is around a minute. “Let our dispatchers at 311 know that there's something wrong with that light. You shouldn't be waiting more than two or three minutes at most for any light to change,” said Mayfield. But even with those longer wait times, the city said all traffic lights are timed so cars are constantly moving efficiently. There are also other factors that impact light timing, including speed tracking like in the Nob Hill area, and even new safety measures that help prevent car crashes “We’ll hold the red light, we’ll keep that light red for an extended period of time so that that one car can break the law and not cause a crash," said Mayfield. The city said traffic lights will change for emergency vehicles if cameras pick up their flashing emergency lights. If you think a light takes too long, report it to 311. The city is also working on ways to better alert drivers when there are backups on city roads.