DEARBORN COUNTY, Ind. – The Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) today announced it has awarded nearly $20 million in Transportation Enhancement Program (TEP) funds statewide. Each year, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) sets aside funds that states award to develop and build projects that enhance the existing transportation system. Indiana’s Transportation Enhancement Program allows funding for transportation projects to expand beyond the traditional accommodations for cars, trucks, buses and transit. In addition, TE projects expand transportation opportunities to a broader range of users. All TE projects include a required 20-percent local match to demonstrate a strong local commitment to the project.
This year, INDOT awarded $673,600 to finance the rehabilitation and restoration of a historic bridge across Laughery Creek connecting Dearborn and Ohio Counties. The Laughery Creek Bridge is a 300-foot single span through truss constructed as a replacement for an 1868 Howe Truss which fell into the creek on the night of June 3, 1878. Within six months of the collapse, the new bridge was constructed on the old stone abutments. The historic bridge is in poor repair and in danger of collapse. In 1994, it was placed on the list of the ten most endangered historic structures in Indiana. Local officials plan to rededicate the bridge on December 10, 2007, the 130th anniversary of the bridge’s original opening.
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