Tag: Indiana Gov. Mike Pence

Roadbuilding

Indiana, Kentucky governors sign start of I-69 Ohio River Crossing Project

The governors of Indiana and Kentucky have signed a Memorandum of Agreement launching the Interstate 69 Ohio River Crossing Project and have committed $17 million together in their capital plans for the project. “As the Crossroads of America, we know that roads mean jobs here in the Hoosier state,” says Indiana Gov. Mike Pence. “The […]

July 6, 2016

Roadbuilding

Indiana officials launch start of $92 million I-69 widening project

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence and other state and local officials officially launched the start of $92 million in widening and exit redesign work on Interstate 69 between Indianapolis and Muncie in Hamilton and Madison counties. The project is part of the Major Moves 2020 program. As part of the project, Milestone Contractors will widen 15 […]

June 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence signs $1.2 billion road and bridge preservation funding bill

Indiana Gov. Mike Pence has signed into law legislation that will provide more than $1.2 billion in funding for road and bridge preservation projects. State legislators approved the legislation March 10. “I’m pleased to sign these bills that commit more than $1 billion in state and local infrastructure maintenance and fully funds our regional cities […]

March 28, 2016

Roadbuilding

Indiana approves more than $1 billion in transportation infrastructure funding

The Indiana House and Senate approved March 10 transportation infrastructure funding legislation that allocates more than $1 billion to road and bridge projects over four years without the increase in gas and cigarette taxes that had been proposed previously. Gov. Mike Pence, who plans to sign the bill as soon as he receives it, said […]

March 14, 2016

Roadbuilding

Gov. Bruce Rauner puts Illiana Expressway on hold

Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner’s first move as the state’s top executive official was to delay the planned expressway between Illinois and Indiana. The Republican has issued an executive order in hopes to cut spending. As a result, planning and development of any major interstate construction projects have been immediately suspended pending a “careful review” of costs […]

January 15, 2015

Roadbuilding

$71.4 million Indiana Gateway rail line project kicks off

The $71.4 million Indiana Gateway project to improve rail lines between Porter, Ind., and the Illinois state line, kicked off May 29 with Indiana state Gov. Mike Pence and representatives from Amtrak, the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and the Norfolk Southern line of the railroad system. Pence notes in written remarks that the Indiana Gateway […]

June 3, 2014

Workforce

Indiana Gov. Pence wants to “make career and vocational education a priority in every high school”

The state of Indiana spends $100 million each year on on vocational education in its high schools. However, only a few thousand of the students that take advantage of this training leave high school with approved credentials or a certificate showing they have received job training, reports the Logansport, Indiana newspaper Pharos-Tribune. And, of the the 100,000 students […]

October 31, 2013