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Federal grants totaling $579,565 have been awarded to seven state agencies for highway safety projects.
The allocations are available under the U.S. Highway Safety Act of 1966 and its revisions and administered by the Highway Safety Division of Virginia, according to Director John T. Hanna.
The Virginia Highway and Transportation Research Council received three federal grants: $4,262 for training and technical assistance in traffic engineering; $5,318 to evaluate semi-annual versus annual motor vehicle inspection; and $14,880 to produce a “Mini-Crash Facts” or series of reports on local crash data and crash statistics.
The'Virginia Department of Highways and Transportation received three federal grants: $15,500 to develop a traffic technician training curriculum; $10,000 to print traffic control and work area protection manuals and $400 for purchase of CB radios for use in vehicle speed monitoring.
The Department of State Police received six federal grants: $2,446 to purchase instructional materials used in a defensive driving course for State Police personnel; $18,000 to evaluate factors such as total miles of roadway and crash statistics used in assignment of police personnel to Virginia localities; $20,000 to produce a public information film on
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