The Kirkwood Police Department has been awarded two $10,000.00 grants from

the Traffic and Highway Safety Division of the Missouri Department of Transportation.

Each grant is a year-long program aimed at preventing deaths and injuries on our

roadways through special traffic enforcement. The grants will run concurrently from

October 1, 2013 through September 30, 2014. Enforcement will entail extra police

presence on major roadways and highways with special emphasis on hazardous moving

violations to include speeding, traffic signal violations, following too close, and

improper lane usage. Occupant protection such as seat belt and child safety restraint

violations will also be an emphasis of the traffic enforcement grants.

The grants received by the Kirkwood Police Department will aid in the city’s ongoing

effort to improve traffic safety and the quality of life by keeping our roadways safe

through enforcement and education.