It's budget shortfall time in Tennessee, and the end of the fiscal year is upon us, so you know what that means.

Metro is on pace to collect more than $6 million in traffic fines during this fiscal year, the same amount the city has estimated it will collect next year, city officials said.

The latest figures put to rest speculation that Metro police would have to step up the number of tickets issued next year to reach the city's revenue estimates.

Metro officials had expected they would collect $4.5 million in traffic fines during the fiscal year ending June 30.

Anyone coming through on their way to Bonnaroo, for example, take heed.