BRAINTREE – The Healey-Driscoll Administration announced $13 million in federal funding to help make roads safer across Massachusetts by preventing crashes, strengthening traffic enforcement and protecting drivers, pedestrians and bicyclists.
The funding will support state and local efforts including high-visibility traffic enforcement – a proven approach that combines strategic and proactive efforts by police addressing specific traffic safety issues combined with public outreach and education, pedestrian and bicyclist safety initiatives, advanced police training, crash investigation tools and education for children, teen drivers and families.
The grants are being awarded through four programs administered by the Office of Grants and Research (OGR): the Municipal Road Safety Grant Program, State Agency Traffic Safety Grant Program, State Traffic Safety Information System Improvements Grant Program and Community Traffic Safety Grant Program. The programs are funded through federal grants from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration…