STATEHOUSE (Nov. 4, 2021) – Wells County and the town of Ossian will receive nearly $700,000 in state matching grants to steer toward local road improvement projects, according to State Rep. Matt Lehman (R-Berne).
Lehman said 218 towns, cities and counties throughout Indiana received a combined total of over $101 million through the Community Crossings Matching Grant program. He supported legislation establishing the program in 2016 and its expansion in 2017. The Indiana Department of Transportation oversees and distributes these grants twice each year.
"With this program, state and local governments are teaming up in order to make sure communities large and small can move ahead with much-needed infrastructure projects," Lehman said. "Our roads and bridges require constant upkeep, and with Community Crossings, there is a dedicated funding source so Hoosier roadways are both preserved and improved on for years to come."
According to Lehman, Wells County will receive a state matching grant of $266,400 and Ossian will receive $430,679.
Lehman 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. 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.
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State Rep. Matt Lehman (R-Berne) represents House District 79,
which includes all of Adams County and portions of Allen and Wells counties.
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