Law enforcement officers in Kansas and Missouri announced Monday they will conduct a one-day “enhanced enforcement period” on Interstate 70.

“Interstate 70 is one of the busiest interstates in the nation, especially when families take to the road on vacation,” said Deb Miller, Kansas Secretary of Transportation.

Kansas Highway Patrol Supt. Col. Ernest Garcia said, “This special enforcement enhances our traffic safety mission, and our goal is to reduce deaths and injuries.”

I-70 in Kansas carries anywhere from 7,600 vehicles a day near the western border to more than 72,000 in the Kansas City area, according to state travel statistics.

In 2009, the latest year for which figures are available, nearly 2,000 crashes occurred on I-70 in Kansas, resulting in 20 fatalities and 579 injuries.

Officials didn’t specify a date for the enhanced enforcement effort but said it will be conducted toward the end of June.