Office of Governor Gary Locke
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 30, 2001
Contact: Governor's Communications Office, 360-902-4136
The USDOT awarded grants to Washington along with 28 other states and the District of Columbia.
In order to qualify for the award, a state must enact and enforce a 0.08 BAC law. After reviewing the state’s law, the USDOT and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration determined that Washington state was in full compliance with the requirements of the grant awards program.
“I commend you for the actions your state has taken to reduce alcohol-impaired driving, and I thank you for the personal support you have provided to this most important lifesaving highway safety effort,” Mineta wrote to Gov. Gary Locke.
“I am pleased that Washington state has again been awarded this grant,” Locke said. “We should be proud of our state’s tough DUI laws, which passed in 1998 with strong bipartisan support. Let’s hope that because of this law and Washington’s other strict DUI laws there will be a year when there are no deaths or injuries caused by a drunken driver.”
“Safety is WSDOT’s top priority,” said Washington State Department of Transportation Secretary Doug MacDonald. “This federal grant money will enhance our ability to operate a safe transportation system. I look forward to working with our partners and the citizens of Washington state to implement these projects.”
The USDOT requires that the grant money be used for highway safety programs and/or federal-aid highway projects.
The grant money will go towards implementing "Target Zero," a statewide program to reduce traffic-related fatalities and disabling injuries in Washington. The safety projects approved for this grant include:
Related Links:
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Washington State Department of Transportation
- Washington Traffic Safety Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - August 30, 2001
Contact: Governor's Communications Office, 360-902-4136
Washington state awarded transportation grant for tough DUI law
OLYMPIA – U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta last week announced that Washington state will receive more than $2.5 million in federal grant funding for its 0.08 blood alcohol concentration law. This is the third year that Washington state qualified for and received the incentive grant award.The USDOT awarded grants to Washington along with 28 other states and the District of Columbia.
In order to qualify for the award, a state must enact and enforce a 0.08 BAC law. After reviewing the state’s law, the USDOT and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration determined that Washington state was in full compliance with the requirements of the grant awards program.
“I commend you for the actions your state has taken to reduce alcohol-impaired driving, and I thank you for the personal support you have provided to this most important lifesaving highway safety effort,” Mineta wrote to Gov. Gary Locke.
“I am pleased that Washington state has again been awarded this grant,” Locke said. “We should be proud of our state’s tough DUI laws, which passed in 1998 with strong bipartisan support. Let’s hope that because of this law and Washington’s other strict DUI laws there will be a year when there are no deaths or injuries caused by a drunken driver.”
“Safety is WSDOT’s top priority,” said Washington State Department of Transportation Secretary Doug MacDonald. “This federal grant money will enhance our ability to operate a safe transportation system. I look forward to working with our partners and the citizens of Washington state to implement these projects.”
The USDOT requires that the grant money be used for highway safety programs and/or federal-aid highway projects.
The grant money will go towards implementing "Target Zero," a statewide program to reduce traffic-related fatalities and disabling injuries in Washington. The safety projects approved for this grant include:
- bike/pedestrian enhancements
- intersection improvements
- work-zone emphasis patrols
- education
- enforcement.
Related Links:
- U.S. Department of Transportation
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Washington State Department of Transportation
- Washington Traffic Safety Commission
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