STATEHOUSE (May 4, 2021) – Indiana recently awarded more than $1.1 million in state matching grants to local communities for road and bridge improvements, according to State Reps. Don Lehe (R-Brookston) and Heath VanNatter (R-Kokomo).
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.
"Over the last several years, local communities have worked with the state to continue rebuilding and improving our infrastructure," Lehe said. "Hoosiers who use our roads and bridges deserve to have them kept in good condition, and this program allows us to do just that."
Clinton County received $1 million for local road and bridge projects. In addition, Rossville was awarded $120,831.
VanNatter 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.
"The nation looks to our state as the Crossroads of America, and this continued investment allows us to live up to this reputation," VanNatter said. "This is great news for our community as they are now able to make much-needed repairs they otherwise would not have been able to complete on their own."
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. Don Lehe (R-Brookston) represents House District 25, which
includes portions of Carroll, Cass, Clinton, Tippecanoe and White counties.
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State Rep. Heath VanNatter (R-Kokomo) represents House District 38,
which includes portions of Carroll, Cass, Howard and Clinton counties.
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