Indiana received an increase in federal freight funding for a critical freight project, the US 31 Hamilton County Improvement Project.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood today approved increasing the federally-funded share for the U.S. 31 Hamilton County Improvement Project in Indiana to 90 percent.  The 90 percent match represents about a $23 million increase over the original 80 percent match.  The project is the first to benefit from a new provision in surface transportation legislation, Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century (MAP-21), that gives the Secretary discretion to raise the allowable federal match on eligible critical freight projects.

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The Indiana DOT also developed a project template to help demonstrate that a freight project is eligible for increased federal funding under the provisions of MAP-21. MAASTO states continue to be leaders in freight innovation as demonstrated by the implementation of the freight planning and  priority funding initiatives in MAP-21.