INDOT Awards $179.8 Million to Local Communities for Infrastructure Improvements

Dearborn and Jennings counties received funding for upcoming projects.

INDIANAPOLIS - The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) announced today that $179.8 million in federal transportation funding is being awarded to 50 cities, towns and counties. 

The funding will support local road and bridge projects in rural portions of Indiana. 

For this latest round of funding, rural communities will design, develop and purchase right-of-way for local projects. While the funds awarded now are dedicated to construction, INDOT will also financially participate in design, engineering, and right-of-way acquisition components.

Local projects receiving funding include: 

Dearborn County

• Bridge #73 on St. Peters Road approximately 0.20 miles north of SR-46 ($2,283,200)
• On Lower Dillsboro Road approximately 1.50 miles northeast of the intersection with U.S. 50 ($1,653,600)

Jennings County 

• Br #65 Ripley Street over Vernon Fork Muscatatuck River ($7,158,480)

INDOT dedicates approximately 25 percent of its federal highway funds to supporting local projects each year. Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) distribute those funds to cities, towns, and counties within the state’s larger urbanized areas while INDOT distributes funds outside MPO areas. Communities must contribute at least 20 percent in local matching funds and meet other federal requirements to receive federal funding. 

See a full list of communities receiving funding here.