The Indiana Department of Transportation announced that $161.2 million in federal transportation funding is being awarded to 66 cities, towns and counties in rural portions of Indiana to invest in local road and bridge improvements as well as sidewalk and trail projects. Combined with local funds, approximately $212 million is being invested in infrastructure in communities receiving funds.
Types of projects receiving funds include 27 bridge rehabilitation/replacement projects; 31 resurfacing/reconstruction projects; 17 Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) projects that include work such as sidewalks, ADA ramps and trails; and 6 traffic safety projects.
In southeastern Indiana, Franklin County will receive more than $700,000 to replace the bridge over Bull Fork on North Hamburg Road, Dearborn County gets more than $1.4 million for a project on lower Dillsboro Road, and Rush will receive more than $2 million to replace a pair of bridges.
A list of the recipients can be found here.
