By State Sen. Mark Messmer (R-Jasper)
As the Crossroads of America, Indiana is well known for its transportation infrastructure that has helped our state maintain a strong economy.
Ensuring our state's roads and bridges are ready to transport motorists and goods is an important part of serving as a state legislator.
Having previously served on the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Transportation and Interim Study Committee on Roads and Transportation, I have learned the importance of maintaining high-quality roads and bridges across the state for Hoosiers and visitors.
This year I supported a bill that asked the Funding Indiana's Roads for A Stronger, Safer Tomorrow Task Force to review the state highway and major bridge needs.
With the 2025 legislative session being a budget year in the Indiana General Assembly, it is important to understand what the state and local governments need to maintain our roadways so we can adequately fund future growth and maintenance work of our road and bridge network.
By reviewing our state's transportation and infrastructure needs, the task force can develop a long-term plan to ensure our roads and bridges are safe for families and allow goods to be transported across Indiana. This will also help attract new businesses to our state and make our communities more attractive to economic development.
The task force is scheduled to hold its first meeting of the year at 1 p.m. on Aug. 27 at the Statehouse.
As always, constituents can reach out to me with any questions or concerns they may have by filling out a "Contact Me" form on the IndianaSenateRepublicans.com/Messmer website or by calling 800-382-9467.
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State Sen. Mark Messmer (R-Jasper) represents Senate District 48, which
includes Crawford, Dubois, Gibson, Perry, Pike and Spencer counties.
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