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Commission agrees to pursue KDOT cost‑share grant for Indianapolis Road if fall round opens
Summary
Miami County staff outlined a proposal to apply for a KDOT cost‑share grant to pave Indianapolis Road from 390 Fifth to County Line Road; commissioners signaled support to apply jointly with Linn County contingent on competitive grant availability and county match obligations.
Miami County commissioners on March 26 discussed a KDOT cost-share grant application to pave the remaining segment of Indianapolis Road from the 390 Fifth area to County Line Road and agreed to pursue a joint application with Linn County if the fall grant round becomes available.
Eric Stanberg, representing the county’s road and bridge office, told commissioners the KDOT cost-share program prioritizes projects that improve safety, economic development and mobility. He said the spring grant deadline closed that day and the next application opportunity would be the fall 2025 round for construction in 2026. The program is competitive: staff said roughly $5 million may be available in a round, while past years saw dozens of applications requesting far more than the funds available.
Key points: KDOT’s cost-share program typically funds construction; the grant structure described by staff would cover about 85 percent of construction costs with the county paying the remainder (staff characterized it generally as a 15% county share for construction only). That county share would not include engineering or right-of-way costs, which the county would need to finance separately. Eric noted the grant requires an asphalt hard surface rather than chip seal, and that drainage work or other upgrades likely would be part of the project scope.
Traffic and economics: The county’s most recent traffic counts for that location were from March 2018 and showed 75 vehicles per day southbound and 216 northbound at Indianapolis Road; Eric said staff would obtain updated counts if the commission wants to advance an application. Eric also described local sewer infrastructure, the Bucyrus sewer project and other economic-development factors staff believe make the corridor more competitive for funding.
Commission direction: Commissioners agreed to pursue a joint application with Linn County if the fall grant opens and to bring the item back to the commission for formal action if the grant opportunity appears viable. Commissioners asked staff to estimate engineering costs and ongoing maintenance impacts before any final commitment. No formal vote to obligate county funds was taken; the decision at the session was to seek the grant opportunity and return with a detailed budget if selected.
Ending: Staff will obtain updated traffic counts, prepare cost and engineering estimates for the commission and be ready to submit a fall 2025 grant application if the program reopens.
