Indianapolis receives $22.7M regional money for roads, trails projects
Indianapolis received $22.7 million for infrastructure improvements Tuesday from the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization, which is responsible for distributing regional transportation money in the eight-county Central Indiana region.
The funding will help pay for nine projects in 2026 including:
improvements at Southport and Five Points Road and Post and Troy Avenue intersections
bridge rehabilitation at Mitthoefer Road over Bells Run, Raymond over Pleasant Run, and Shelby over Pleasant Run
pedestrian safety enhancements at 86th Street from Meridian Street to Allisonville Road
two phases of the Eagle Creek Greenway trail development
and a “road diet” to increase safety along Madison Avenue from Martin Street to Hanna Avenue
As part of an annual funding process, Indianapolis Department of Public Works engineers submitted projects for consideration by the Indianapolis Metropolitan Planning Organization, according to a media release.
Each funded project requires a local funding match and is judged based on technical selection criteria, including impacts on air quality, improvements to congestion, pavement quality, and safety, according to a media release.
Contact IndyStar reporter Ko Lyn Cheang at kcheang@indystar.com or 317-903-7071. Follow her on Twitter: @kolyn_cheang.
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