The Indiana Department of Transportation has awarded more than $200 million in Community Crossings matching grants to 245 Indiana towns, cities and counties, including several in Northwest Indiana.
The communities generally use the funding for paving projects and bridge maintenance.
Funding for Community Crossings comes from the state’s local road and bridge matching grant fund. Community Crossings has provided more than $2 billion for local road improvement projects since its inception in 2016.
Grant winners include:
Cedar Lake: $342,000
DeMotte: $1,282,927.50
Dyer: $1,500,000
Gary: $1,500,000
Griffith: $534,863.50
Hebron: $1,500,000
Highland: $753,271.70
Jasper County: $1,500,000
Lake Station: $1,013,740.50
Lowell: $602,788.13
Michigan City: $1,500,000
Munster: $1,500,000
New Chicago: $421,428.75
Ogden Dunes: $259,693.12
Portage: $1,500,000
Porter: $541,331.25
Porter County: $1,500,000
Schererville: $1,172,053.49
Town of Pines: $159,817.50
Valparaiso: $1,500,000
Wanatah: $121,264.50
Winfield: $1,500,000