Lawrence County To Receive $490,500 In Community Crossings Grant

Last updated on Thursday, August 25, 2016

(UNDATED) - The Indiana Department of Transportation announced over $49 million in Community Crossings grants to Southern Indiana communities during a special ceremony in Evansville.

This what local communities received:

City of Bedford $528,000
City of Bloomington $1,000,000
Brown County $100,00,000
Daviess Counties $1,000,000
Dubois County $476,306.22
Greene County $999,750
Jackson County $988,754.75
Lawrence County $490,500
City of Linton $420,162.50
City of Loogootee $32,029.50
Martin County $242,495.04
Monroe County $887,349.74
Morgan County $992,993.62
Nashville $172,025.03
Orange County $1,000,000
City of Salem $95,300
City of Seymour $960,913.10
City of Washington $350,605.45
Washington County $1,000,000

The local road and bridge matching grant fund was created by the Indiana General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Mike Pence in March 2016. The grant program provides approximately $160 million in funding this year available to all Indiana cities, towns and counties on a 50-50 matching basis.

Projects that are eligible for funding through Community Crossings include road resurfacing, bridge rehabilitation, road reconstruction, resurfacing, 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.

A complete list of Southern Indiana communities receiving funds through Community Crossings for the calendar year 2016 call for projects is online at http://www.in.gov/indot/3571.htm.

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