Shelby County has learned that it will receive just under one million dollars in funding from Community Crossings.

Local governments are awarded state-matching funds for road construction projects through the Next Level Roads: Community Crossings Initiative.

The CCMG was established by the Indiana General Assembly in 2016, and aims to advance community infrastructure projects, strengthen local transportation networks and improve Indiana’s roads and bridges. Since it was put into place, the program has awarded nearly $500 million in state matching funds for local construction projects.

Shelby County Commissioner Kevin Nigh says they were disappointed, at first, to learn there would be no funds for the county in the recent cycle.  That is, until a phone call was made to the Seymour INDOT office.  That’s when an error was discovered.

So now, the county can look ahead to planned projects with Community Crossings money available.