Goodyear Police Department receives enforcement grants
Posted 4/26/20
The Goodyear Police Department’s Traffic Enforcement Unit has received three grants totaling more than $31,000 from the Governors Office of Highway Safety.
The unit received a $12,000 …
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Goodyear Police Department receives enforcement grants
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The Goodyear Police Department’s Traffic Enforcement Unit has received three grants totaling more than $31,000 from the Governors Office of Highway Safety.
The unit received a $12,000 grant to enhance pedestrian and bicycle safety enforcement throughout the city from Oct. 1, 2019, to Sept. 30, 2020, according to a GPD news release April 27.
The grant will allow the Traffic Enforcement Unit to conduct enforcement in school zones, parks, neighborhoods and business areas. It also will allow the unit to provide education and public awareness to reduce the incidence of traffic fatalities and injuries resulting from jaywalking and bicycle safety issues, the release stated.
The unit received a $10,000 grant to conduct enforcement in construction project work zones to reduce the incidence of traffic fatalities and injuries enhance safety enforcement in those zones. It will cover personnel services from March 1, to Dec. 31, 2020.
The unit received a $9,587.80 grant to enhance the Selective Traffic Enforcement Program by purchasing hand-held lidar units for motor officers throughout the city from Oct. 1, 2019 to Sept. 30, 2020.
The grant will allow officers to conduct high-visibility and selective enforcement, and provide education and public awareness at high-collision and citizen complaint areas, the release stated.
