Burlington Police Win $35K For Traffic Enforcement, Safety Programs

BURLINGTON, MA — A nearly $35,000 state grant won last month will fund a series of traffic enforcement and road safety efforts in Burlington, police announced on Wednesday.

Money will help buy new traffic enforcement equipment and support “a high presence and visibility” for police on area roadways for traffic enforcement, according to police. Police added that they will also use money for unspecified pedestrian and bicycle safety improvements.

Burlington won $34,999 in September through the state’s Municipal Road Safety Program. The Burlington Police Department was one of several departments throughout the region receiving money for similar safety projects and programs.

Burlington Police Chief Thomas Browne thanked the state Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, which helps run these grants, in his department’s statement on Wednesday

"Ensuring drivers adhere to the law is an integral part of ensuring Burlington is a safe community, and this funding allows us to increase our visibility and education efforts," he continued.

As Burlington implements its programs other departments in Wakefield, Stoneham and Malden are, indeed, moving forward with their own grant-funded projects.

Stoneham Police are expanding targeted enforcement patrols while running various community outreach programs aimed at helmet wearing on bikes, among other goals.

Wakefield Police are similarly stepping up enforcement.

In Malden, police are running their own increased enforcement efforts alongside new grant-funded speed sensing signs promoting traffic calming.

Statewide, 186 departments and agencies received close to $11 in funding through the state’s latest round of Municipal Road Safety Program grants this year.