North Shore Communities Awarded Nearly $200K In Traffic Safety Grants

SALEM, MA — Beverly, Danvers, Peabody and Salem were awarded nearly $200,000 in combined public safety and traffic grants as part of the Municipal Road Safety Grant Program.

State Sen. Joan Lovely (D-Salem) said the cities and towns were awarded between $41,000 and $55,000.

Beverly received $54,850, Danvers got $41,348, Peabody got $52,587 and Salem got $41,355.

"Traffic safety is critical to any police department in any community, and it is critical that our departments have the resources they need to find novel and effective approaches to traffic safety," Lovely said. "I am pleased that these critical funds have been made available to our communities."

The Municipal Road Safety Grant Program makes federal funds available to provide police departments with flexibility in addressing local traffic safety issues, allowing funding beyond enforcement to include equipment options and developing novel traffic safety programs.

The goal is to support traditional enforcement activities and develop new strategies to reduce roadway crashes, injuries, fatalities, and associated economic losses in Massachusetts.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)