The City of Evansville learned today that it will receive a $729,809.30 Community Crossings grant from the Indiana Department of Transportation.

The grant, awarded twice each year by INDOT, will fund various road paving projects throughout the city (listed below). Evansville also received a Community Crossings grant in this year's first cycle, with those funds going toward paving portions of Boeke, Burkhardt, and Red Bank roads, among other projects.

"As a city, we recognize the importance of maintaining safe routes of travel for our residents," said Mayor Stephanie Terry. "This was a priority identified by residents in our recent community survey and it is a priority for our administration. Earlier this year, we were able to make improvements to several roads through the first round of Community Crossings; this second round will allow us to continue work to improve the condition of our roads."

The list of projects that will be paved by this Community Crossings grant include:

• Stringtown Rd., from Morgan Ave. to Keck St.
• Boeke Rd., from Virginia St. to Morgan Ave.
• West Mill St., from First Ave. to the city limit
• Oak Grove Rd., from Enterprise to the East Bridge Limit
• North Green River Rd., from Constellation to Davis Lant

These projects will be put out to bed in early 2025, with paving expected to begin later in the year.