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INDOT funding to replace and repair Rush County bridges
US 52 milling begins between Morristown and Post Road
Requests for Local Public Agency (LPA) funding by Rush County officials to replace two bridges and repair another were approved by the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT).
The sum of $488,000 was awarded at a recent project selection committee meeting for rehabilitation and repair of Bridge 143 on CR 725W over Conns Creek. An additional $100,000 was approved for the replacement of Bridge 116 on CR 500N over Little Blue River. And a request for $40,000 for replacement of Bridge 159 on CR 365E over Little Flatrock River was also approved.
Rush County was one of 13 municipalities vying for $4.6 million administered by the Greenfield District of INDOT.
The LPA bridge award represents federal funding that must be matched on an 80 to 20 percent basis by the county.
In other highway projects, Milestone crews began milling the surface asphalt on US 52 Wednesday, starting at Post Road, proceeding to Morristown.
Paving operations will begin soon.
The $2.4 million preventative maintenance project will protect the roadbed and restore smoothness along the 17.7 mile route from Marion County to CR 500E in Shelby County.
No road closures or detours are anticipated. Flaggers will direct traffic flow around the progressing work site.
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ISP closes Connersville Post
The Indiana State Police Post serving our area relocated from Rushville to Connersville in 1938. Since that time, the post known as “Old Post 6” has been a fixture south of Connersville on State Road 1.
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Orme makes history at State Fair
What has one young lady accomplished that has never before been accomplished by a Rush County 4-H member?
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Board approves new attorney in RPD’s Lane firing
The Rushville Board of Public Works and Safety approved hiring outside legal counsel in the dismissal of Patrolman Chris Lane’s litigation at a special meeting Tuesday at City Hall.
- Franklin County manufacturer to expand Rubber products producer, Sperry and Rice Manufacturing Co. LLC, has announced it is expanding its manufacturing operations here, creating up to 40 new jobs by the end of 2010.
- Franklin County manufacturer to expand Rubber products producer, Sperry and Rice Manufacturing Co. LLC, has announced it is expanding its manufacturing operations here, creating up to 40 new jobs by the end of 2010.
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