STATEHOUSE (March 10, 2025) – Indiana's Community Crossings Matching Grant Program awarded local communities over $5.5 million in state funding for local road and bridge projects, according to St. Joseph County legislators.
The Community Crossings Matching Grant Program provides local communities funding for road reconstruction, bridge preservation, intersection improvements and other projects. This year, 245 Indiana communities will receive more than $200 million in state matching grants.
"Each year we continue to see our roadways and bridges get upgraded with help from the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program," said State Rep. Dale DeVon (R-Granger). "These repairs are critical to keeping motorists safe and improving our local infrastructure."
Indiana was recently ranked as the best state in the nation for overall road conditions by ConsumerAffairs, noting our low rate of traffic fatalities and quality of roads.
Area grant recipients include:
"Whether it's work, school or running errands, we rely on our roads every single day," said State Rep. Jake Teshka (R-North Liberty). "It's great to see these funds come to our communities for road and bridge improvements to support our residents and help attract economic development."
State Rep. Tim Wesco (R-Osceola) said to qualify for funding, smaller municipalities must provide a 25 percent match in local funds, while larger communities must provide a 50 percent match. Since 2016, Community Crossings has awarded more than $2 billion to improve local roads and bridges.
"The funding from this program will be put to good use for local infrastructure upgrades," Wesco said. "Previous projects that were on pause or new improvements can now be made due to additional funding from this program."
Visit in.gov/indot/communitycrossings to view a full list of grant recipients and learn more about the program.
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State Rep. Dale DeVon (R-Granger) represents House District 5,
which includes a portion of St. Joseph County.
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State Rep. Jake Teshka (R-North Liberty) represents House District 7,
which includes portions of LaPorte, Marshall and St. Joseph counties.
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State Rep. Tim Wesco (R-Osceola) represents House District 21,
which includes portions of Elkhart and St. Joseph counties.
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