Dubois County Makes Plans for Upcoming Community Crossings Grant Application Cycle

The Dubois County Highway Department has been keeping itself busy this season with a full schedule of county roadway projects. 

The 2027-01 Community Crossings Grant application window opens on September 1. The county is eligible to apply for up to $621,665.78 for this round of funding. This is the difference between the maximum CCMG award of $1 million and the Lane Mile Direct Distribution (LMDD) check that it received for $378,334.22. The CCMG program is an 80/20 split, with the county responsible for 20% of project costs. 

In his public update, County Highway Engineer Levi Leffert said his estimated project costs for the application is approximately $927,000 in order to maximize funding potential. Old Huntingburg Road was removed from the previous list of projects and replaced by another candidate that was in more need of repair: 300 North and 36 th Street. While both roads are named, 36 th Street was described as a continuation of 300 North. Leffert said that roads included in the proposed project list have a PASER rating of 4 or 5 and are due to be paved. They are heavily traveled roadways and were last paved anywhere from the 1990s to the early 2000s. The department tries to plan larger projects for Community Crossings, reserving smaller roads for in-house projects. 

Projects that will be included in the September 1 Community Crossings application, with a combined total of 7.45 miles, are: 
 Mariah Hill Road from 1100 South to Spencer County Line: 1.91 miles 
 Old Road 64 from 500 West to Huntingburg City Limit: 1.74 miles 
 Mill Street from 400 North to Jasper City Limit: 0.87 miles 
 400 North from US 231 to Mill Street: 0.56 miles 
 300 North from 500 West to 350 West: 1.35 miles 
 36 th Street from 350 West to Jasper City Limit: 1.02 miles 
 
Paving has been completed on Santine Road. 550 West and 600 North are in progress, with expected completion by the end of the week. Work is scheduled to begin on Kessner Bridge Road, 150 North, 200 West, and Cherry Street, and should also be completed by the end of the week. Work on 925 South and 950 South is scheduled to begin at the end of August. Repairs on the bonded roads around the Crossvine Solar area was performed last week by J.H. Rudolph. The company was retained by Crossvine and will continue to do patching work and repairs as needed. Roads are contractually required to be restored to their pre-construction condition at a minimum. 
 
For more information on these and other updates, visit duboiscountyin.org/government


- By Drew Hasselbring