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Committee advances House Bill 1507 after testimony on low-water crossings and local safety impacts; passes 11-0
Summary
House Bill 1507, which would define “low water crossing” in state code, allow county plans and open grant eligibility for replacement or mitigation, passed the Roads and Transportation committee 11–0 on Jan. 21 after testimony describing local fatalities and infrastructure shortfalls.
The Roads and Transportation Committee voted unanimously to advance House Bill 1507 on Jan. 21 after lawmakers heard testimony about the safety and funding gaps posed by low water crossings in rural Indiana.
The bill would add a statutory definition of “low water crossing” and authorize county commissioners to assemble local road-and-bridge boards to develop plans that could include new signage, warning lights, culvert replacement, or full bridge replacement. Lawmakers said the definition will also allow those structures to qualify for state grants that currently require an express statutory category.
“Low water crossings obviously do not meet road standards as they are written today,” Representative Patterson, the bill author, told the…
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