The Indiana Department of Transportation has awarded $1 million to the City of Carmel as part of its $101 million in funds for local road projects across the state. More than 240 cities, towns and counties throughout the state received the matching funds through the Community Crossings program.
Carmel’s grant will fund seven major road resurfacing projects, including:
- 126th Street from Keystone Parkway to Hazel Dell Parkway
- Spring Mill Road from 96th Street to Illinois Street
- 141st Street from Ditch Road to Towne Road
- Lakeshore Drive from 96th Street to 106th Street
- Hazel Dell Parkway from 116th Street to 126th Street
- 96th Street from Michigan Road to U.S. 31
- Emerson Road from Guilford Road to 4th Avenue
For this application, the City Department of Engineering worked with the Street Department to identify larger roadway segments that were projected to undergo resurfacing this year to maximize the potential award amount. This $1 million grant will supplement the $4.5 million earmarked in the 2021 budget for additional resurfacing projects in Carmel.
This is the first round of funds awarded through the program, since it resumed after a brief pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program was paused because of uncertainties related to state revenue as a result of the pandemic.
“This is a tremendous win for our local partners,” INDOT Commissioner Joe McGuinness said in a news release. “Our continued partnership with Hoosier communities will deliver more high priority local road projects in the coming year, many of which have been in planning for months or even years and wouldn’t be able to move forward now without the state’s funding commitment.”
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In order to be eligible for funding, local governments must provide matching funds, including 50 percent for larger communities and 25 percent for smaller communities. The funding must come from a source approved for road and bridge construction.
“We are always pleased when we can bring more of our taxpayers’ dollars back into the community,” Carmel Mayor Jim Brainard said. “Resurfacing these roadways using state funds will allow us to use our city tax dollars for other roadway improvements.”