The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) recently awarded 54 municipalities $1.4 million in Highway Safety Fund Program grants to promote safety along designated Safe Corridor state highway segments.
Segments are designated based on traffic volume, crash data, and other highway traffic safety criteria. In these segments, fines, which fund the program, are doubled for various moving violations.
“The Highway Safety Fund provides grants to local law enforcement, helping ensure they have the tools they need to keep our roads safe,” NJDOT Commissioner Diane Gutierrez-Scaccetti said. “The funding provides resources necessary for local governments to achieve their safety objectives without burdening local property taxpayers.”
The NJDOT Division of Local Aid and Economic Development administers the grants, distributing them based on a formula to all municipalities responsible for law enforcement within the designated Safe Corridors.
Municipalities can use the funding to provide special enforcement details and purchase enforcement equipment such as police vehicles, radar equipment, computer hardware, and software.
The current Safe Corridors include Rt. 9 from Lakewood to Sayreville; Rt. 22 between Branchburg and Newark; Rt. 40 between Hamilton and Egg Harbor; Rt. 47 between Millville City and Vineland City; Rt. 73 between Voorhees and Maple Shade; and Rt. 206 between Montgomery and Hillsborough.