Rhode Island Gets $1.5M for Highway Safety
Rhode Island congressmen say the state is receiving almost $1.5 million in federal grants to improve highway safety.
Reps. Jim Langevin and David Cicilline say the grant money has been awarded through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
The grants to the Rhode Island Division of Highway Traffic Safety include more than $789,000 to try to reduce impaired driving, including drunken driving.
The state agency also is receiving nearly $354,000 for programs to improve use of proper safety restraints by drivers and their passengers.
More than $310,000 is going to improve data on traffic safety, and almost $25,000 for motorcycle safety programs.
Copyright 2024 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
Popular Today
- Growing Progressive Set to Hire 10,000 for Claims, IT, Other Roles
- Apollo Accused in Lawsuit of Illegal Human Life Wagering Scheme
- 2024 Wildfire Forecast Calls for ‘Below Average’ Season
- Work Safety Group Releases List of ‘Dirty Dozen’ Employers
Popular This Month
- EVs Head for Junkyard as Mechanic Shortage Inflates Repair Costs
- Report: Vehicle Complexity, Labor ‘Reshaping’ Auto Insurance and Collision Repair
- CoreLogic Report Probes Evolving Severe Convective Storm Risk Landscape
- Poll: Consumers OK with AI in P/C Insurance, but Not So Much for Claims and Underwriting