STATEHOUSE (Dec. 6, 2022) – More than $1.5 million is headed to Miami County communities to accelerate road and bridge improvements, according to State Rep. Ethan Manning (R-Logansport).
Manning 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.
"This funding is essential to ensuring local infrastructure needs are addressed," Manning said. "These grants pave the way for our communities to stretch their dollars in order to make repairs to roadways Hoosiers rely on every day."
Area grant recipients include Miami County ($954,607), Bunker Hill ($66,825) and Peru ($498,820).
Manning 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. Ethan Manning (R-Logansport) represents House District 23,
which includes portions of Cass and Miami counties.
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