Indiana legislators are announcing the disbursement of funds for the Community Crossing Grant program, which matched up to $1 million from local governments for work on roads and bridges.

Republican Sen. Greg Walker of Columbus announced this morning that his district will receive $3.9 million in this extra road funding. Of that, the largest part will go to Bartholomew County, which will receive $836,011. Other Bartholomew County communities receiving funding include:

• Columbus — $349,816
• Hope — $211,504
• Elizabethtown — $59,325
• Hartsville — $36,946

Smaller counties and towns have to put up 25 percent of the matching funds, while larger communities provide 50 percent to be matched.

Other area communities receiving funds include:

• Nashville — $181,082
• Decatur County — $730,569
• Greensburg — $701,715
• Westport — $139,860
• Seymour — $706,731
• Crothersville — $423,406
• Jennings County — $731,636
• North Vernon — $753,838
• Vernon — $72,801
• Johnson County — $337,013
• Franklin — $602,894
• Greenwood — $512,396.36
• Shelby County — $564,388

The Community Crossing Grant program was started by the General Assembly in 2016. For more information, go to www.in.gov/indot