Traffic enforcement will continue in the Casino Corridor in Salisbury Township, thanks to a grant, from where else? the casino.

Salisbury Township Chief of Police Allen W. Stiles announced the township police department has received $130,305 from Lehigh County as part of an agreement with the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem.

Funds received from the grant will continue the township's Casino Corridor Traffic Safety Enforcement Project, according to a press release provided by Stiles.

Here is how the township police department will use the funds:

$10,965 - Overtime pay for township officers for traffic safety checkpoints on East Emmaus Avenue, East Susquehanna Street and Broadway. A minimum of 215 hours of "concentrated enforcement" is planned. The overtime rate is $51 per hour. Targeted will be speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol and controlled substances and aggressive driving. The goal is to prevent injuries and death, decrease traffic crashes and prevent crime along the Casino Traffic Corridor.

$47,450 - Purchase 11 mobile data terminals. The cost includes terminals, mounting systems, antennas, installation and shipping.

$71,890 - Purchase 11 vehicle digital video cameras with secure video download and storage system. The cost includes 11 vehicle digital video cameras, secure video storage system, wireless access point (secure wireless download), installation, training, professional services and shipping. The township will pay for additional training or program costs associated with the set up and equipment use.

Salisbury's grant was the largest among Municipal Gaming Grant Program funds approved for four Lehigh County municipalities.

Lehigh County Commissioners voted to approve the allocation of $412,288 in slot and table game revenues for Salisbury, Fountain Hill, Upper Saucon Township and Coopersburg.

The Lehigh County Office of Community and Economic Development receives a portion of income derived from the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem for the purpose of municipal grants.

Lehigh County receives gaming revenue through a 2007 agreement between Lehigh County, Northampton County and the cities of Allentown and Bethlehem.