BLOOMINGTON— The City of Bloomington has been awarded $745,893.54 through the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) 2024 Community Crossings Matching Grant program for a planned repaving project on West Third Street from South Patterson Drive to South Franklin Road. Construction is scheduled for the summer of 2024.
“Overall, this project assists in our efforts to invest in our transportation network continually,” said Adam Wason, Director of Public Works. “By proactively investing based on best management practices for pavement maintenance, we can make the most efficient use of these resources. I’m thrilled to say this is the biggest award through this grant program we’ve received to date.”
This 50/50 funding matching grant program was launched in 2016 by INDOT to provide financial assistance to cities, towns, and counties across Indiana for preservation projects involving local roads and bridges. If successfully awarded, the local agency is responsible for providing half of the total project funding amount requested from INDOT.
Typically, up to $1 million in grant funds are available per calendar year for an individual municipality or county to apply for projects. However, in a new pilot program, that total has now been increased to $1.5 million for 2024. There are two annual rounds of calls for funding applications, once each in January and once in July.
The City of Bloomington has secured INDOT Community Crossings Matching Grant funding every year since 2019, receiving a total of $2,764,200.73 through this program.
Completed paving projects that have used Community Crossings Matching Grant funding between 2019-2023 include Kirkwood Avenue, Bloomfield Road, Arlington Road, E. 3rd Street, College Mall Road, Discovery Parkway, Country Club Road, Winslow Road, Park Ridge Road and Smith Road.
