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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Nov. 6, 2015
Local Projects That Swapped Federal Funds Near
Completion
INDOT Joins Vincennes Mayor to Open City’s 2nd St.
Project
The Indiana Department of
Transportation today joined Vincennes Mayor Joe Yochum and other local
officials to open the city’s $2.3 million 2nd Street project. The project
transformed a city street that had not been resurfaced in more than two decades
and still had some original brick pavers under the roadway.
“Vincennes’ 2nd Street is one of
four local projects that exchanged federal funds for state funds last year,”
said INDOT Director of Local Programs Kathy Eaton-McKalip. “The program allowed
local communities to accelerate construction projects such that all are now nearing
completion.”
INDOT sets aside about $220 million
of its federal highway funding each year for local transportation projects.
Passed by the Indiana General Assembly in 2013, House Enrolled Act 1067 allows
INDOT to swap $1 in federal funds with 75 cents in state funds for approved
projects.
Carmel Main Street project
In August, the city of Carmel
reopened its Main Street to two lanes in each direction east of U.S. 31. The
$4.2 million project accommodates increased traffic from the new U.S. 31 exit
and includes new utility lines, enclosed drainage and sidewalks.
Shelbyville Fairland Road extension
A $905,000 section of Shelbyville’s
Fairland Road is on schedule to open by the end of this year. When all sections
are completed, Fairland Road will connect I-74 Exit 109 with State Road
44/McKay Road, growing Shelbyville’s industrial park and reducing truck traffic
and congestion downtown.
Delphi streetscape project
In 2012, Delphi was named one of
the state’s “Stellar Communities”. The city of Delphi used $434,000 in state
funds to replace a 100-year-old water line underneath a planned Stellar road
and streetscape project.
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