Putnam communities to receive more than $2 million in road and bridge money

Monday, August 22, 2016

Putnam County will soon see an influx of $2,070,577.50 for local roads and bridges, the Indiana Department of Transportation announced Monday.

The Town of Cloverdale, City of Greencastle and Putnam County were among the 102 Central Indiana communities announced to receive a combined $47 million to improve local roads and bridges through the State's Community Crossings matching grant fund.

The Town of Cloverdale is actually getting one of the larger individual grants of $948,160, behind only a couple dozen larger communities receiving $1 million or just shy of it.

Greencastle will receive a grant of $656,332, while Putnam County will get $466,085.50.

The local road and bridge matching grant fund was created by the Indiana General Assembly and signed into law by Governor Mike Pence in March 2016. The grant program provides approximately $160 million in funding this year available to all Indiana cities, towns and counties on a 50/50 matching basis.

Grants for Southern and Northern Indiana are set to be announced on Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Monday announcements were made by Lt. Gov. Eric Holcomb and INDOT officials during separate check presentations to officials in Avon, Carmel, Fishers, Noblesville and Westfield.

"Few states have invested more in infrastructure over the last decade than Indiana and these Community Crossings grants are another way we demonstrate why Indiana is the Crossroads of America," said Lt. Governor Eric Holcomb. "Communities in Central Indiana are showing a strong commitment to modernizing infrastructure by pursuing these grants and we are looking forward to seeing the projects that these funds will help complete."

Projects that are eligible for funding through Community Crossings include road resurfacing, bridge rehabilitation, road reconstruction, resurfacing and Americans with Disabilities Act compliance in connection with road projects. Material costs for chip sealing and crack filling operations are also eligible for funds.

A complete list of Central Indiana cities, towns, and counties receiving matching funds through Community Crossings for the calendar year 2016 call for projects is online at www.in.gov/indot/3569.htm.

More information about Community Crossings is online at www.in.gov/indot/communitycrossings.

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  • As usual none of it will go on the crappy gravel roads...

    -- Posted by shadowhunter on Mon, Aug 22, 2016, at 7:12 PM
  • You're right shadowhunter. Some gravel/muddy roads haven't changed in 50 or more years. And the few pitiful country blacktops are so dangerous being full of large holes. So so sad! I really hope they choose wisely!!! Time will tell!

    -- Posted by banana49 on Mon, Aug 22, 2016, at 9:23 PM
  • Well maybe the Town Clerk and town manager can use the money to improve on the stupid horse park that the Town doesn't need. I am sure they will find something to waste more money on except for anything that might benefit the taxpayers of the Town.

    -- Posted by JohnQTaxpayer on Mon, Aug 22, 2016, at 9:41 PM
  • It was just a few weeks ago one of the county commissioners said they don't have money to fix the roads. Let's see now if they change their tune or stick to the same old sorry excuses.

    -- Posted by Ben Dover on Tue, Aug 23, 2016, at 8:21 AM
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