Daniels Expects Fast Movement on Road Projects

Governor Daniels says he expects officials in the state highway department to move ahead quickly on road projects… now that the state is about to receive three-point-eight billion dollars for leasing the Indiana Toll Road. Yesterday, Daniels signed into law the bill that authorizes the Toll Road lease. He expects to close the deal with a private consortium of Spanish and Australian companies by June 30. And that’s when the state will get the big check… which it will spend on nearly 200 road projects around the state. Among the projects: improvements to U-S 31 and completion of the Hoosier Heartland Corridor between Fort Wayne and Lafayette.