The Department of Public Works can promote safety through careful street design, proper signalization, signing and striping, and safe roadway construction and maintenance, but the ultimate burden of safety rests with you, the driver. We can do the engineering, while driving safely and allowing time to reach your destination without speeding is your responsibility. The City of Kennewick Public Works and Police Departments work with schools, neighborhood groups, and community organizations to reduce speeding, particularly in school zones. Enforcement - When one of our traffic studies verifies that speeds are substantially above the posted and reasonable speed, the Police Department is notified of the results. This helps them focus their limited resources in areas most in need.
Officers always place a special emphasis on the enforcement of school zones.
Surprisingly most tickets are issued to parents and even teachers going to or from the school. Also when manpower and time allows, the Police Department responds to citizen concerns about neighborhood speed problems. If you wish to report a potential speeding problem area, please call the Kennewick Police Department at 585-4208.