STATEHOUSE (Dec. 7, 2022) — Brown County will receive $1 million to accelerate road and bridge improvements, according to State Rep. Dave Hall (R-Norman).
Hall said the local funding from the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program is for road and bridge preservation, road reconstruction, intersection improvements, guardrail replacements and signage, and can cover material costs for chip sealing and crack filling operations. In total, 229 towns, cities and counties will receive over $119 million in state matching grants.
"Maintaining our roads and bridges is essential to keeping Indiana moving in the right direction," Hall said. "We rely on strong infrastructure every day, and we know it's also critical to keeping and attracting businesses, and encouraging economic development."
Hall said smaller municipalities provide a 25 percent match in local funds, while large communities provide a 50 percent match. State law requires 50 percent of the available matching funds be awarded annually to communities within counties with a population of 50,000 or fewer. To date, Hoosier communities are on the receiving end of more than $1 billion in Community Crossings Matching Grants.
According to the Indiana Department of Transportation, which oversees and awards the grants, the next call for projects is expected in January. Awards are released two times a year. More information can be found at in.gov/indot/communitycrossings or by emailing LPAQuestions@indot.in.gov.
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State Rep. Dave Hall (R-Norman) represents House District 62, which includes
all of Brown County, and portions of Monroe and Jackson counties.
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