A NEW £500,000 fund for projects tackling road safety in Warwickshire has been opened for applications by the county’s Police and Crime Commissioner, Philip Seccombe.
The Warwickshire Road Safety Fund has been designed to encourage new projects to complement the existing work of the police, fire and rescue and highway authorities.
It comes in a bid to cut the numbers of people killed and seriously injured on the county’s roads.
The fund will support projects which help change driver, rider and pedestrian behaviour to reduce risk-taking, protect vulnerable road users, and provide enhanced road safety awareness. Multi-agency and collaborative projects will also be welcomed.
Applicants have until June 3 to bid for a slice of the funding, with successful bids expected to be announced later in July.
PCC Seccombe said: “By making this money available I want to really encourage a greater emphasis on road safety across Warwickshire for all users of our roads.
“I was really encouraged by an engagement day earlier this month with prospective bidders, which showed there are lots of potential schemes and good ideas out there that could help to make a real difference on our roads.
“Sadly, in 2018 there were 35 people killed and 320 others who suffered serious injuries on Warwickshire’s roads.
This is simply too high a number and I am determined to find new ways of ensuring our county is as safe as it can be for all road users and pedestrians.”
There is no minimum or maximum bid level but projects should generally last for 12 months.
For more details of how to apply, visit www.warwickshire-pcc.gov.uk.
