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The town of Burns Harbor wouldn’t be what it is today without the heavy industry that calls it home. But with that industry and the subsequent commercial traffic come inherent risk to the residents who also call it home. Now a $120,000 U.S. Department of Transportation safety grant will help the two coexist even better.
Today, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced a federal grant award for the Town of Burns Harbor from the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant program.
Representative Frank Mrvan announced Wednesday a federal grant award for the Town of Burns Harbor from the Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant program.
The United States Department of Commerce will impose tariffs on tin mill products after a surge hurt American steelmakers, leading U.S. Steel to idle its tin operations at Gary Works.
It will impose tariffs of between 2.69% and 331.88% on steelmakers from Canada, Germany, Korea and China.
U.S. Rep. Frank Mrvan recently presented United Way of La Porte County with funding for new mental health initiatives.
The Michigan City-based organization will use the funding to better understand and address youth mental health and substance concerns in La Porte County.
On December 20, 2023, Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced that the Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded a grant to the Indiana Department of Transportation for the Flex Road Project to improve conditions on the Borman Expressway in the Northwest Indiana region.
A $400,000 federal grant will help the Porter County Sheriff’s Office with technology upgrades for its officers and pay for traffic cameras that track license plates of suspect vehicles.
A $127 million federal grant, announced this week, will help the Indiana Department of Transportation implement ways to improve safety and reduce congestion on the Borman Expressway.
The Borman — the name for Interstates 80 and 94 in Lake County — is Indiana’s busiest interstate corridor, carrying more than 200,000 vehicles a day from the Illinois state line to Interstate 65.
State and federal officials have announced a $127 million grant award received by the Indiana Department of Transportation through the National Infrastructure Project Assistance program to support the I-80/I-94 FlexRoad project in Northwest Indiana.
The 2-year-old 80/94 FlexRoad project is receiving a $127 million funding infusion from the federal government, U.S. Rep. Frank J. Mrvan announced Saturday.