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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowThe Indiana Department of Transportation has awarded $101 million to more than 240 cities, towns and counties for local road projects, the state agency announced Tuesday.
The funding is part of the Community Crossings grant program, which provides matching state dollars for local road and bridge construction projects. Interstate or state highway projects are not eligible for funding.
The program has now awarded more than $830 million to projects in all 92 counties over the past four years.
The grant program normally accepts applications in July, but that was postponed this year until September due to the pandemic.
In September, state officials estimated that about $68 million would be available this year. But with remaining dollars in the local road and bridges matching grant fund at the end of fiscal year 2020 and with revenue collected so far in fiscal year 2021, the state had enough funding available to award $101 million.
Nineteen communities received the highest award of $1 million. In the Indianapolis area, this included Carmel, Greenwood and Johnson County.
Other Indianapolis-area awards included:
- McCordsville, $992,723
- Whitestown, $999,423
- Madison County, $994,354
- Morgan County, $911,086
- Lebanon, $839,578
- Boone County, $498,400
- Hamilton County, $475,604
- Pendleton, $317,416
- Franklin, $260,420
- Noblesville, $181,290
- New Palestine, $112,171
Projects that are eligible for funding include road resurfacing, bridge rehabilitation, road reconstruction, and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance in connection with road projects. Material costs for chip sealing and crack filling operations are also eligible for funds.
“This is a tremendous win for our local partners,” INDOT Commissioner Joe McGuinness said in a written statement. “Our continued partnership with Hoosier communities will deliver more high priority local road projects in the coming year, many of which have been in planning for months or even years and wouldn’t be able to move forward now without the state’s funding commitment.”
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