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Carroll County MPO seeks input on 65-site annual traffic counts; INDOT grant would fund planning work
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At a virtual Carroll County transportation committee meeting, INDOT representative Matt Deitchley outlined the MPO’s annual program of 65 traffic-count stations and a proposed $40,000 INDOT grant (80% INDOT, 20% county match) to fund planning support; members were asked to submit suggested site changes by March.
Matt Deitchley, an INDOT representative, told the Carroll County Administrative and Technical Transportation Committee that the MPO’s annual traffic-count program covers 65 sites across the county and that the map and table of locations sent to members can be revised with input.
"We take 65 counts, at various locations throughout Carroll County," Deitchley said, and asked committee members to submit proposed additions or swaps by March so staff can finalize the list for April work.
Deitchley also summarized a grant application to pay for planning work tied to the MPO’s program. "Eighty percent of this is paid by INDOT, and 20% match is paid by Carroll County," he said, describing a not-to-exceed total of $40,000 and noting that INDOT would pay up to $32,000 and Carroll County would provide up to $8,000 as the required match. He added that the budget line items are flexible and staff will bill only for work performed.
Committee members asked whether INDOT maintains counts on state highways, including an intersection at State Road 421 and State Road 18. Deitchley said he did not have that specific count on hand and suggested INDOT may separately count some state routes; one member offered to follow up with INDOT and report back.
The traffic-count data are used for routine planning tasks, from truck-routing studies to crash and speed analyses, and Deitchley said the MPO also includes planning support for local governments as part of the grant-funded work.
The committee accepted public feedback through March to allow staff to adjust the sites within the 65-count limit; Deitchley stressed that adding a new location requires removing another because of program constraints.
