Indiana recently awarded 346 Indiana cities, towns, and counties with nearly $110 million in INDOT Community Crossings Matching Grants matching funds for infrastructure projects.
“Good roads and bridges are essential to strong communities and a growing economy,” Gov. Mike Braun said during the 43rd Annual Indiana MPO-IARC Conference in Kokomo on Oct. 28. “This funding ensures hundreds of Indiana communities have the necessary resources to make improvements that Hoosiers will see and use every day. What makes Community Crossings work is that local governments have skin in the game. They’re investing alongside the state to get these projects done, making roads safer, supporting local businesses and creating more opportunities for communities across Indiana to grow.”
The Indiana General Assembly identified long-term funding for Community Crossings as part of House Enrolled Act 1002 that passed in 2017. Funding comes from the state’s local road and bridge matching grant fund.
The matching grant cap is $100 million annually, and the annual cap is $1 million per local unit of government per state fiscal year. For the past two fiscal years, the Indiana Department of Transportation has been able to exceed the annual $100 million cap.
“More than $2 billion in matching funds have been awarded for local road improvements since 2016,” INDOT Commissioner Lyndsay Quist said.