Cities, county receive $1.4 million for road work

Dubois County — Huntingburg, Ferdinand, and the county are set to receive about $1.4 million in matching funds to be used for local road projects.

Indiana Department of Transportation announced the awards were among the 218 Indiana cities, towns, and counties receiving a combined $101.9 million in state matching funds for local road projects through Community Crossings, a component of the Governor’s Next Level Roads program.

Dubois County will receive $431,129; Huntingburg will get $565,140; and Ferdinand will receive $457,321 in grants. They will have to provide 25 percent in matching funds.

To qualify for funding, local governments must provide local matching funds, 50 percent for larger communities or 25 percent for smaller communities, from a funding source approved for road and bridge construction. They must also submit an INDOT-approved asset management plan for maintaining existing roads and bridges. State law requires annually that 50 percent of the available matching funds be awarded to communities within counties with a population of 50,000 or fewer. State lawmakers identified long-term funding for Community Crossings as part of House Enrolled Act 1002, passed by the legislature and signed into law by Gov. Holcomb in April 2017.