Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe McGuinness recently announced 218 Indiana cities, towns, and counties received a combined $101.9 million in state matching funds for local road projects through Community Crossings, a component of the Governor’s Next Level Roads program.
The Community Crossings initiative has provided more than $1 billion in state matching funds for local construction projects since 2016.
For this most recent award cycle, four local entities have received a combined total of $2,045,668.14 in matching funds through this initiative.
| Upland | $ 842,114.54 |
| Marion | $ 677,688.60 |
| Jonesboro | $ 185,865.00 |
| Grant County | $ 340,000.00 |
To qualify for funding, local governments must provide local matching funds, 50 percent for larger communities or 25 percent for smaller communities, from a funding source approved for road and bridge construction. They must also submit an INDOT-approved asset management plan for maintaining existing roads and bridges. State law requires annually that 50 percent of the available matching funds be awarded to communities within counties with a population of 50,000 or fewer. State lawmakers identified long-term funding for Community Crossings as part of House Enrolled Act 1002, passed by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Holcomb in April 2017.
