Reduce the total number of crashes involving both CMV and non-CMV vehicles along identified high-crash corridors by 2% (155) and the number of crashes that occur within work zones by 10% (7).focus…

The County of Suffolk, New York received a $1,537,381 federal Project Grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (CFDA 20.237 - Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements) to enhance commercial motor vehicle (CMV) safety along identified high-crash corridors in the region.

The key activities under this grant award include:

• Reducing the total number of crashes involving CMVs and non-CMVs by 2% (155 crashes) and work zone crashes by 10% (7 crashes)
• Maintaining an aggressive CMV inspection program to target driver and vehicle safety violations, aiming to reduce overall CMV crashes by at least 2% (41 crashes)
• Conducting inspections on passenger vehicles with a focus on immobilizing unsafe passenger CMVs with driver or vehicle out-of-service violations
• Implementing outreach and interdiction initiatives to address human trafficking and drug interdiction

This grant supports the Suffolk County Police Department's comprehensive approach to improving public safety through targeted enforcement, data-driven strategies, and community engagement programs.

Reduce the total number of crashes involving both CMV and non-CMV vehicles along identified high-crash corridors by 2% (155) and the number of crashes that occur within work zones by 10% (7).focus on CMV safety and inspections concentrating efforts along route 495 and route 27 including random deployment to secondary roads that feed these routes. Conducting inspections on passenger vehicles with emphasis on the immobilization of unsafe passenger cmvs with driver and or vehicle out-of-service violations. Maintain an aggressive CMV inspection program targeting driver and vehicle safety violations to reduce overall CMV crashes by at least 2% (41) from fiscal year 2023, and overall passenger-carrying vehicle crashes by 2%.outreach and interdiction initiative to address nofo priority 4.1.1, human trafficking, and drug interdiction assistance program (diap) training, and on priority 4.4, public awareness and education.