Project #1 objective: the proposed project involves implementing a highly visible traffic enforcement and CMV safety inspection program with the citys five major corridors, to reduce the number of…

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration awarded the City of Austin $1,273,842 on December 1, 2025, under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance High Priority Activities Grants and Cooperative Agreements program (CFDA 20.237) to implement three integrated commercial motor vehicle safety initiatives in Texas through September 30, 2028.

Project 1 establishes a highly visible traffic enforcement and CMV safety inspection program targeting the city's five major corridors. The City of Austin will conduct North American Standard Levels 1, 2, 3, and 5 inspections alongside hazmat inspections to remove unsafe CMVs from highways, coordinating with FMCSA's Texas Division and the Texas Department of Public Safety on passenger carrier operations. The recipient targets a 25 percent decrease in inspection violations at NAS Levels 1 and 2 and a 10 percent reduction in CMV-related collisions.

Project 2 delivers education and outreach on CMV safety. Patrol officers and new cadets will complete training on commercial vehicle enforcement, and the recipient will conduct outreach sessions for approximately 1,200 CMV drivers covering human trafficking prevention, hazardous materials safety, and passenger transportation safety. The City of Austin will coordinate with the University of Texas at Austin on a workshop advancing traffic law enforcement and CMV safety. Goals include a 20 percent decrease in construction zone collisions and a 10 percent reduction in CMV-related collisions.

Project 3 focuses on enforcement of traffic violations in high-accident corridors, targeting hazardous and aggressive driving, seatbelt violations, and distracted driving among CMV operators.

Project #1 objective: the proposed project involves implementing a highly visible traffic enforcement and CMV safety inspection program with the citys five major corridors, to reduce the number of CMV-related accidents and fatalities. The recipient plans to conduct north american standard (NAS) levels 1, 2, and 3, and 5 inspections, and hazmat inspections to remove unsafe cmvs from the highways. Also, the recipient plans to conduct passenger carrier operations in coordination with the fmcsa texas division and texas department of public safety. The recipient has many target goals including, but not limited to, decreasing domestic and foreign carrier inspection violations (NAS levels 1 and 2) by 25 percent and decreasing collisions involving domestic and foreign cmvs by 10 percent. Project #2 objective: the proposed project involves education and outreach sessions to increase knowledge and awareness of CMV safety. Patrol officers and new cadets will complete training sessions on commercial vehicle enforcement safety and enforcement issues. Also, the recipient plans to conduct outreach sessions for an estimated 1,200 CMV drivers -- topics to include human trafficking prevention, hazardous materials safety, passenger transportation safety, among other related topics. The project also involves coordinating with the university of texas, austin to complete a workshop, focused on advancing traffic law enforcement and CMV safety. The recipient has many target goals including, but not limited to, decreasing collisions within construction zones by 20 percent and decreasing collisions involving domestic and foreign cmvs by 10 percent.project #3 objective: the proposed project involves conducting enforcement of traffic violations in high accident corridors highways, with a focus on hazardous and aggressive driving. Officers will target CMV drivers without seatbelts as well those who appear to be distracted using an electronic device while driving. Also, officers will educate CMV drivers on maintaining proper distance and focusing on the road without distractions. The recipient has many target goals including, but not limited to, decreasing collisions within construction zones by 20 percent and decreasing all fatal collisions by 20 percent.