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Indiana invests more than $100 million into local road projects
Local governments are getting a boost to their street project budget thanks to newly announced grant awards. On Wednesday, Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Indiana Department of Transportation Commissioner Joe McGuinness announced 218 Indiana cities, [...]
New details on what Indiana will get from Biden’s $1 trillion infrastructure bill
Following the president's stamp of approval on the long-awaited infrastructure bill, the White House released a more detailed breakdown of what the bill may deliver for Indiana. The updated information provides more clarity on how much [...]
I-69 in Martinsville Opens in Both Directions
MARTINSVILLE, Ind. - All lanes are now open on the new I-69 in Martinsville. The Indiana Department of Transportation says I-69 Finish Line contractors opened 17 miles of free-flow highway to southbound traffic. The southbound lane [...]
State improvements already in the works ahead of Monday’s fatal Porter County crash
The state highway department had a plan in place to improve safety at the intersection of Ind. 149 and County Road 875 North ahead of Monday's fatal crash at the site, officials say. That [...]
Local communities receive road grants
Communities in Senate District 12 will receive nearly $2.2 million to improve roads and bridges through the Community Crossings Matching Grant Program, according to a news release Friday from state Sen. Blake Doriot. The [...]
Indiana highways rank below average in the country
A report from the Reason Foundation released Thursday morning ranks Indiana’s state-managed roads 32nd in the nation. The 25th Annual Highway Report benchmarks the condition and cost-effectiveness of state highways in 13 categories, which [...]
INDOT invests $100 million for Lloyd Expressway improvements
Transportation officials say work is starting on an effort known as “TheLloyd4U.” We are learning it includes more than a dozen improvement projects worth more than $100 million along the Lloyd Expressway. Here is [...]
Road Revenue Plummets – New Ways To Fund Infrastructure Projects Needed
Recently, an article in the Washington Post bemoaned decreases in US toll road traffic and the negative effects that decrease is having on road repair revenues. The problem, in essence, is that COVID-19 era [...]
Vigo County awards $1.98 million paving contract
Vigo County Commissioners Tuesday awarded Wabash Valley Asphalt a contract for $1,983,812 for paving roads. The company was the sole bidder on the paving work. Vigo County in April received a $1 million matching [...]
Overpass traffic switch planned
Milestone Contractors will make a traffic switch at the new railroad overpass in Columbus on Sunday, weather permitting. Under the new configuration, crews will finish work to tie-in the new alignment to existing State [...]