The Meridian City Council approved a 2026 interagency cooperative agreement for extra-duty officer assignments between Ada County Highway District (ACHD) and the City of Meridian Police Department. Under this arrangement, ACHD will reimburse the City for officers working overtime to patrol construction and chip seal zones in Meridian, with the goal of improving speed enforcement and worker safety in active work areas. This confirms a funded partnership around traffic control and work-zone safety for the upcoming construction season, with ACHD paying for police presence. While the core agreement is in place, traffic management, safety equipment, signage, portable lighting, and data/analytics vendors could engage ACHD or Meridian PD about complementary services or technologies that enhance enforcement effectiveness and work-zone safety as more projects roll out under this framework.

Extra-duty work is overtime and separate from regular patrol shifts; ACHD reimburses the City for th...