STATEHOUSE (April 30, 2021) – Indiana recently awarded just over $1 million in state matching grants to local communities for road and bridge improvements, according to State Rep. Chris Judy (R-Fort Wayne).
Through the Community Crossings Matching Grant program, 218 Hoosier cities, towns and counties received a combined total of over $100 million. This program was established in 2016 and expanded a year later in 2017. The Indiana Department of Transportation oversees and distributes these grants twice each year.
"When repairing and improving our roads and bridges, it is an investment in our future," Judy said. "We are reliant on our infrastructure to keep our economy and Hoosiers moving, and grants like these go a long way in maintaining our roadways."
Whitley County received $621,298 for local road and bridge projects. In addition, Columbia City received $147,211, and South Whitley received $300,000 in state matching grants.
Judy said communities can use these funds for road and bridge preservation, road reconstruction, intersection improvements, guardrail replacements and signage. Smaller municipalities must provide a 25 percent match in local funds, while large communities must provide a 50 percent match.
More than $931 million in total has been awarded throughout the state since 2016. State law requires that 50 percent of the available matching funds be awarded annually to communities within counties with a population of 50,000 or fewer.
More information about the program and recipients can be found online at in.gov/indot/communitycrossings. The next call for projects through Community Crossings will open in July 2021.
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State Rep. Chris Judy (R-Fort Wayne) represents House District 83,
which includes portions of Allen and Whitley counties.
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