Redkey, Portland receive grant funding

Portland will get nearly three-quarters of a million dollars for street work.

Redkey will receive funding as well.

Indiana Department of Transportation announced Community Crossings grants for Portland and Redkey on Thursday as part of almost $140 million in grants to 223 municipalities or counties statewide.

“Community Crossings has been an annual highlight over the years,” said Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb in a press release. “The fact that nearly 14,000 miles of road and over 200 local bridges have been replaced or rehabilitated through this program since 2017 is simply astonishing, in addition to countless economic and quality of life benefits in hundreds of communities across Indiana.”

Portland was awarded $741,502.50 in Community Crossings funding. The grants require a 25% match, which comes to just over $247,000 from the city.

The grant money will be used to pave sections of Wayside Place, Jaqua and Western avenues, Shank, Ship, Franklin, Seventh, North, First, Garfield, Munson, Hayes, Charles, Williams, Maple and Mangold streets, Silvers Lane and Tyson Road.

Redkey was approved for $166,134.75. Its local match would be $55,378.

The town’s grant funding will go toward paving sections of George, Elm, Sherman, Butler, Cleveland, Wayne and Ash streets.

Both communities previously received Community Crossings funding for projects completed in 2024. In Portland, the work involved sealing cracks in streets throughout the city. In Redkey, paving was planned for sections of Union, Mitchell, Washington and Oak Streets as well as Delaware Avenue.

Other communities in the area receiving grant funding announced Thursday include Blackford County ($935,169.05), Delaware County ($524,214.13) and Wells County ($609,847.87).