LOWELL — Superintendent Greg Hudon is pleased to share that the Lowell Police Department has been awarded $60,000 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 Lowell 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.
“This funding will enable the LPD to participate in a variety of traffic enforcement campaigns aimed at making our streets safer,” Superintendent Hudon said. “Some of the focused enforcement include, Impaired Driving, Click it or Ticket, and Speed Enforcement. Additionally, this funding will allow us to purchase additional traffic safety equipment like bicycle helmets and lidar units. I would like to thank the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS) and Highway Safety Division for their continued support.”