STATEHOUSE (March 6, 2025) – Indiana's Community Crossings Matching Grant Program awarded over $700,000 in state funding for local road and bridge projects, according to State Reps. Kendell Culp (R-Rensselaer) and Jim Pressel (R-Rolling Prairie).
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.
"Bridge and road maintenance can be a large undertaking for a rural town or city," Culp said. "With this funding, we can not only keep roadways safe, but also kickstart infrastructure projects to connect communities."
Indiana was recently ranked as the best state in the nation for overall road conditions by Consumer Affairs, noting our low rate of traffic fatalities and quality of roads.
Knox received $113,325 and Starke County received $601,343 in the latest round of grant funding.
Pressel 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. The state requires 50 percent of available matching funds be awarded annually to communities within counties with a population of 50,000 or less. Since 2016, Community Crossings has awarded more than $2 billion to improve local roads and bridges.
"Indiana is known as the Crossroads of America, with thousands of vehicles on major roadways in northwest Indiana each day," said Pressel, chair of the House Roads and Transportation Committee. "The Community Crossings Matching Grant Program gives counties, towns and cities the extra funding they need to keep up with repairs and projects that come with high-traffic areas."
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. Kendell Culp (R-Rensselaer) represents House District 16,
which includes portions of Jasper, Pulaski, Starke and White counties.
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State Rep. Jim Pressel (R-Rolling Prairie) represents District 20,
which includes portions of LaPorte and Starke counties.
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