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Last updated on Friday, May 5, 2017
(UNDATED) - The Indiana Department of Transportation will host six regional meetings for city, town and county officials to detail changes to the Community Crossings matching grant program through recent legislation.
Last month, Governor Eric Holcomb signed into law House Enrolled Act 1002, which invests hundreds of millions of dollars annually in new funding for state and local road and bridge projects across Indiana.
In 2016, INDOT launched the Community Crossings Local Road and Bridge Matching Grant Fund, awarding $146.5 million in match funding to local governments that submitted qualifying road and bridge projects. That funding is in addition to the approximately $250 million that INDOT provides to cities, towns and counties each year through the agency's federal-aid program.
INDOT's regional meetings will provide details and answer questions on the 2017 legislation and changes to the 2017 Community Crossings guidelines.
City, town and county officials should plan to attend a session in their area to learn about projects eligible for funding, submitting projects for matching funds, deadlines for project submissions, projected timelines for distributing funds, and developing an asset-management plan.
Due to the popularity of the grant program and limited seating, INDOT asks that local officials call the phone numbers listed to reserve seats for a morning session from 10 to 11:30 a.m. local time or an afternoon session from 1 to 2:30 p.m. local time. Dates, times and locations for meetings are listed below:
Tuesday, May 16:
10 a.m. or 1 p.m. sessions
INDOT Vincennes District Office, 3650 South U.S. 41, Vincennes, IN 47591
Call Brandi Mischler at (812) 895-7389 to reserve your seat.
Friday, May 19:
10 a.m. or 1 p.m. sessions
INDOT Greenfield District Office, 32 S. Broadway Street, Greenfield, IN 46140
Call Cassandra Hudson at (317) 467-3413 to reserve your seat.
Monday, May 22:
10 a.m. or 1 p.m. sessions
Crawfordsville Public Library, 205 S. Washington Street, Crawfordsville IN 47933
Please park in the rear parking lot of the library.
Call Susan Kemp at (765) 361-5228 to reserve your seat.
Tuesday, May 30:
10 a.m. or 1 p.m. sessions
INDOT Fort Wayne District Office, 5333 Hatfield Road, Fort Wayne, IN 46808
Call David Armstrong at (260) 969-8277 to reserve your seat.
Wednesday, May 31:
10 a.m. or 1 p.m. Central time sessions
INDOT LaPorte District Office, 315 E. Boyd Blvd, LaPorte, IN 46350
Call Marcia Blansett at (219) 325-7564 to reserve your seat.
Thursday, June 1:
10 a.m. or 1 p.m. sessions
INDOT Seymour District Office, 185 Agrico Lane, Seymour, IN 47274
Call Karlei Metcalf at (812) 524-3792 to reserve your seat.
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