The proposed project will prioritize work zones for enforcement of CMV s and non-CMV s in the vicinity of CMV s, in an effort to change driver behavior and reduce crashes and fatalities

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded the Iowa Department of Public Safety $1,999,856 on December 1, 2025, under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237) to prioritize work zones for enforcement of commercial motor vehicles and non-commercial motor vehicles in the vicinity of commercial motor vehicles, with the goal of changing driver behavior and reducing crashes and fatalities.

The recipient will conduct stationary enforcement patrols, circulating patrols in random patterns through work zones and their approaches, and deploy aircraft to observe traffic violations from the air. Work is performed in Iowa with a period of performance extending through September 30, 2028.

The applicant will use patrols to conduct stationary enforcement, circulating patrols in a random pattern through the work zone and the approach to the work zone, and ISP aircraft observing traffic violations from the air.