(Council Bluffs, Iowa) – Police in Council Bluffs have issued a report on a citywide traffic initiative that was conducted during the evening hours on August 30th. Officers with the Council Bluffs Police Department along with the Iowa State Patrol and Pottawattamie County Sheriff’s Office conducted the Labor Day weekend initiative that focused on speeders and drunk driver.

During the project there were 269 citations and warnings issued. There were also four drunk drivers taken off the streets.

Last year, in the final four weeks of summer, 45 people died on roadways in Iowa; nearly 30% of those fatalities were caused by impaired driving. Authorities say there will be more of these safety projects in the coming weeks.