Communities in Senate District 7 will receive nearly $5.3 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Brian Buchanan (R-Lebanon).
The CCMG, established by theIndiana General Assembly in 2016, aims to advance community infrastructure projects, strengthen local transportation networks and improve Indiana’s roads and bridges. Since its enactment, the program has awarded more than $2 billion in state matching funds for local construction projects.
In Senate District 7, the following communities received grants:
- Advance received $98,952;
- Boone County received $435,000;
- Brownsburg received $336,600.86;
- Clinton County received $208,428;
- Colfax received $104,808;
- Crawfordsville received $302,531.70;
- Darlington received $600,000;
- Frankfort received $447,591;
- Jamestown received $608,790.72;
- Kirklin received $12,629.12;
- Lebanon received $214,030.30;
- Lizton received $117,884.26;
- Montgomery County received $291,426.87;
- Pittsboro received $331,231.20;
- Rossville received $273,770.49;
- Thorntown received $331,200;
- Whitestown received $281,060; and
- Zionsville received $275,144.
“Not only is having well-maintained roads and bridges important for local residents to get to and from work and school, but they also help communities attract economic development opportunities to our cities and towns,” Buchanan said. “I’d like to thank the local leaders in our communities for working to ensure our roads get the important updates needed for the 21st century economy.”
Through the program, theIndiana Department of Transportation matches up to $1 million annually when localities invest in road and bridge repairs. Counties with populations fewer than 55,000 and cities and towns with populations fewer than 12,500 receive an 80%/20% match, while counties with populations greater than 55,000 and cities and towns with populations greater than 12,500 receive a 50%/50% match.