Dubois County, Huntingburg secure $1.2 million for road upgrades

Dubois County and Huntingburg have secured more than $1.2 million for road work, with money aimed at paving, bituminous and safety upgrades that will affect daily driving across the county. Huntingburg received $283,579.60 in state Community Crossings money, while the Dubois County Council approved $810,000 for paving projects and $90,000 for bituminous, along with other local road allocations that pushed the county package past $1 million.

The state money comes through the Community Crossings Grant program, Indiana’s matching-grant system for local roads and bridges. Dubois County and Huntingburg were among 191 Indiana communities to share $100 million in that round, a reminder that local road repairs here still depend heavily on state aid paired with county and city dollars.

The most visible named corridor in the pipeline is State Road 64 through Huntingburg. Indiana Department of Transportation has planned safety improvements on that route for 2027, and Huntingburg has also been tied to a major intersection project as officials look at traffic flow and roadway design inside a city of 6,362 people. In a place that small, a single corridor change can affect school traffic, delivery routes and access across town.

For drivers, the practical payoff should be smoother pavement, fewer potholes and better drainage, which matters when storms hit and local roads start to fail fast. The county’s spending on paving, bituminous and road supplies also gives highway officials more room to make durable fixes instead of relying on short-term patches, a shift that can cut future repair costs and free up county and city funds for other needs.

Dubois County and Huntingburg have been part of recurring discussions about road-funding strategy, and this award fits that pattern. The county is using state matching grants and local appropriations to keep infrastructure work moving, while INDOT’s 2027 plans for State Road 64 show that road and safety concerns in Huntingburg are still on the public agenda.