WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Susan Collins, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, and U.S. Senator Angus King today announced the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded two grants totaling $138,095 to the Maine Bureau of Highway Safety (MeBHS) to support state initiatives aimed at promoting road safety.  

“In a rural state like Maine, roadways are the veins that connect communities, bring people together, and support economic activity,” Senators Collins and King said in a joint statement. “This funding will support ongoing efforts at the state level to enhance road safety, improve emergency services, and help protect travelers across the state.”

The USDOT’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration provided the annual grant funding through its Community Highway Safety and Occupant Protection Grant programs. Allocations are as follows:

• $80,582.59 in State and Community Highway Safety Grant funding to support MeBHS efforts to improve emergency services and pedestrian, bicycle, and motorcycle safety while reducing impaired driving and unsafe behavior. 
• $57,512.76 Occupant Protection Grant to assist MeBHS as it aims to curb highway deaths and injuries through greater education and enforcement of seat belt laws.

MeBHS is a bureau of the Maine Department of Public Safety.

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