State increases local road grant pool; Fishers ready to resubmit resurfacing application
March 17, 2026 | Fishers City, Hamilton County, Indiana
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Staff briefed the council on Senate Bill 179, which expanded the local road and bridge matching grant pool from $100 million to $175 million for fiscal year 2026 and maintains eligibility for road rehab, bridge repair and sidewalk improvements.
The presenter said matching grants are 50/50 (the city provides half and the state matches half). Staff noted many municipalities applied in the fall and were not funded when the prior funding level was exhausted; staff said the larger pool allows those municipalities to resubmit applications and that Fishers has a road‑resurfacing project ready if the state opens a resubmittal.
Council asked staff to monitor the open call and prepare the application if a resubmittal is permitted.
The presenter said matching grants are 50/50 (the city provides half and the state matches half). Staff noted many municipalities applied in the fall and were not funded when the prior funding level was exhausted; staff said the larger pool allows those municipalities to resubmit applications and that Fishers has a road‑resurfacing project ready if the state opens a resubmittal.
Council asked staff to monitor the open call and prepare the application if a resubmittal is permitted.
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