Reduce the average number of large truck and bus accidents by at least 52 (10%) each year during the grants period of performance

The County of Nassau, New York, was awarded a $1,853,923 federal Project Grant from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237). The grant funding will support the Nassau County Police Department's efforts to reduce the average number of large truck and bus accidents by at least 52 (10%) each year during the grant's 2-year period of performance, from September 1, 2024, to September 30, 2026. Key activities include extensive patrolling and enforcement in and around planned work zones, conducting 1,000 Level III inspections, and issuing 10,000 summonses. The grant will also fund initiatives to enhance commercial motor vehicle work zone safety and reduce the average number of annual pedestrian, bicyclist, and motorcyclist deaths by at least 3 (10%) per year.

Enhance CMV work zone safety. Public awareness and education - reduce the average number of annual pedestrian, bicyclist, and motorcyclist deaths.through this project, the ncpd will conduct extensive patrolling in and around the vicinity of planned work zones before, during and after scheduled work. Activity is expected to garner measurable objectives such as the initiation of 6,000 contacts, completion of 1,000 level III inspections, and the issuance of 10,000 summonses. The nassau county police department motor carrier safety unit will reduce theaverage number of annual pedestrian, bicyclist, and motorcyclist deaths by at least 3 (10%)each year during the grants period of performance.