The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office was awarded a traffic safety subgrant in the amount of $240,000.00 by the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) for the Work Zone Education and Enforcement Operation.
The purpose of the program is to educate the community about work zone safety to minimize the number of crashes that occur throughout the county in work zones. In a December 2022 FDOT analysis of the top 26 most populous counties in Florida, Hillsborough County ranked 5th for total injuries and fatalities in a work zone between 2017 and 2021.
The funding supports overtime for deputies, speed measurement devices, and a speed trailer. The program will run through September 30, 2023.
