WPD Receives $19,259 State Grant to Improve Road Safety

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Police Chief John Goodwin is pleased to share that the Winthrop Police Department has been awarded $19,258.80 in state grant funding to improve road safety.

The Healey-Driscoll Administration awarded more than $12.4 million in funding through the Municipal Road Safety, State Agency Traffic Safety, and Underserved Communities Traffic Safety Grant Programs.

The programs utilize federal funding awarded by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The funds are managed and administered in Massachusetts by the Office of Grants and Research (OGR).

The Winthrop Police Department received funding through the Municipal Road Grant Safety Program. The funding will allow departments to afford road safety initiatives such as traffic safety enforcement, bicyclist and pedestrian safety enforcement, non-enforcement activities such as training or community events, and the purchase of traffic safety equipment or other community safety items such as bike helmets.

The Winthrop Police Department will use its funding to heighten patrols and execute campaigns targeted toward road safety concerns such as distracted and impaired driving, speeding, and crosswalk violations.

“This funding creates opportunities for us to create safer roadways for pedestrians, drivers, cyclists and other community members,” said Chief Goodwin. “We are very grateful to receive this funding, and we are eager to put it to use in our community.”