Parsippany to Share in $3M Safe Corridor Grants

Parsippany is one of eight Morris County municipalities to benefit directly from New Jersey Department of Transportation funding for the Safe Corridor program.

A total of $153,185 will be distributed throughout the county, including to Dover, Montville, Mine Hill, Netcong, Rockaway, Roxbury and Wharton, to provide resources along stretches of highways proven to have high crash rates. Fines generated in Safe Corridor areas help support the grant program.

Morris County's Safe Corridor funding is part of $3 million in grants to 56 municipalities in the state for the Safe Corridor program. An additional $2.15 million is being awarded to eight municipalities in the state through Local Aid Infrastructure Fund (LAIF) grants. The county will receive three LAIF grants totaling $698,600, to be shared between Boonton, Morris Plains and Mount Olive.

Highways such as Route 1, Route 9, Route 22, Route 40, Route 46, Route 47, Route 73 and Route 206 will benefit from Safe Corridor funding this year. The grants can be used to purchase police vehicles, radar equipment, computer software and pay officers' salaries. LAIF grants are used to support specific infrastructure projects in municipalities in which they are awarded.

“The New Jersey Department of Transportation’s top priority is safety, and these grants fund local enforcement and capital improvement projects that help make our roads safer,” said NJDOT Commissioner James Simpson. “The funding helps local governments achieve their objectives without burdening local property taxpayers.”