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Leising: Communities in Senate District 42 receive more than $4.8 million in road-funding grants

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Leising: Communities in Senate District 42
receive more than $4.8 million in road-funding grants

A full breakdown of the Community Crossings Awards can be found here.

STATEHOUSE (April 19, 2023) — Communities in Senate District 42 will receive more than $4.8 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg).

The CCMG, established by the Indiana 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 $1.27 billion in state matching funds for local construction projects.

In Senate District 42, the following communities received grants:

  • Batesville received $1 million;
  • Carthage received $78,356.70;
  • Connersville received $463,410.61;
  • Decatur County received $999,977.83;
  • Greensburg received $121,484.30;
  • Jennings County received $1 million;
  • Ripley County received $998,713.35;
  • Versailles received $56,549.54; and
  • Westport received $563,058.75.

"Senate District 42 is mostly rural, so roads and bridges in our communities are subjected to rough weather conditions and heavy commercial and farm equipment travel," Leising said. "I am pleased to see many local communities receive funding and I thank our local leaders for remaining aware of the quality of our infrastructure."

Through the program, the Indiana Department of Transportation matches up to $1 million annually when localities invest in road and bridge repairs. Counties with populations fewer than 50,000 and cities and towns with populations fewer than 10,000 receive a 75%/25% match, while counties with populations greater than 50,000 and cities and towns with populations greater than 10,000 receive a 50%/50% match.

The CCMG offers two rounds of applications each year, with the next call for applications occurring in July of 2023.

To view the full list of communities receiving matching funds, click here.

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State Sen. Jean Leising (R-Oldenburg) represents Senate District 42, which includes

Decatur, Fayette, Ripley and Rush counties, and portions of Franklin, Jennings and Shelby counties.

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