TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — Governor Eric Holcomb and the Indiana Department of Transportation award funding to over 200 cities in the state through the “Community Crossing” program.
Terre Haute was awarded almost a million dollars and Mayor Duke Bennett says these funds will go towards making roads safer for drivers.
The Indiana Department of Transportation provides a 50/50 cost split for the city to complete this project.
“We’re going to be able to get two million dollars worth of work done for a million local dollars,” said Bennett. “When the state kicks in 50 percent of it, you just can’t beat that.”
This project includes work to the old interurban train tracks and street-based repairs such as paving, digging and striping.
Areas that will receive work include:
- Locust Street from 3rd St. to 13th St.
- Fruitridge Ave. from Maple Ave. to Fort Harrison Road
- South 6th St. from Hulman St. to Poplar St.
- North 8th St. from Locust St. to Lafayette Ave.
Bennett says he hadn’t been sure they would even receive this funding.
“I was worried a little bit that maybe there wouldn’t be a Community Crossing … a second group of funds like they’ve done because the state’s revenue is way down,” said Bennett.
According to Bennett and Marcus Maurer, assistant city engineer for Terre Haute, these projects will make roads safer for Terre Haute residents.
“This gives us the oppurtunity to get that fixed and get the roads smooth. I know there’s a lot of people that avoid those roads at this point and time because they’re so rough,” says Maurer.
According to Maurer, construction could start in mid-March and completion could be done by July.
