Muncie, Delaware County, Yorktown receive state funds for road and bridge projects

Douglas Walker, Muncie Star Press

MUNCIE, Ind. — The city of Muncie received $1.5 million in funding from the Indiana Community Crossings Grant.

The amount received through the grant must be matched by the city and be used for local road and bridge projects.

The $1.5 million was the maximum available through the grant, increased from $1 million in 2023.

“We’re very excited to have access to increased funding this year,” Muncie Mayor Dan Ridenour said in a news release. “We budgeted carefully to be able to match the grant, and we’re excited to move these projects forward.”

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Local paving projects to be financed with the grant and matching funds include those on Burlington Drive (from the bridge to South Luick Avenue), Granville Avenue (Walnut Street to McGalliard Road), Meeker Avenue (16th street to Memorial Drive, and 29th Street to 18th Street), North Walnut Street (McGalliard Road to Riggin roundabout) and West Jackson Street (Morrison roundabout to city limits).

Work on the projects is expected to begin this summer, the release said.

Delaware County also received a maximum grant of $1.5 million, while Yorktown received $348,960.27.

Also receiving grant funding in East Central Indiana were Blackford County ($226,858.12), Henry County ($1.5 million), Jay County ($1,181,741.84), Knightstown ($644,781.75), Middletown ($109,458.22), Mount Summit ($190,582.50), Randolph County ($1,068,949.98), Saratoga ($40,316.21) and Winchester ($1,044,593.80).

"It's wonderful to see these communities receiving this infrastructure funding, especially in the wake of the damage caused by the recent tornadoes," state Sen. Scott Alexander, R-Muncie, said in a separate release.

Douglas Walker is a news reporter at The Star Press. Contact him at 765-213-5851 or at dwalker@muncie.gannett.com.\

This article originally appeared on Muncie Star Press: State paving grants awarded to Muncie, Delaware County, Yorktown

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