The additional funding will allow the Department of Public Works to address some of the worst roads in Marion County.

The grants, announced last week, benefit 218 government entities chosen after they submitted applications in January for a call for projects.

Indiana first awarded the local road funding grants in 2016. Larger counties, cities and towns must match 50 percent of the money the state sends, while smaller communities only have to come up with 25 percent.

A recently discovered error in the state's road-funding distribution formula means officials will shift millions of dollars to the city of Indianapolis at the expense of other cities and towns.

Indianapolis has a plan to invest $400 million into infrastructure over the next four years, but it's not enough. Officials say the fundamental problem is how they get funding from the state.

The U.S. Department of Transportation is set to send Indiana $40 million to add additional lanes to parts of both northbound and southbound Interstate 65.

Republican U.S. Sen. Todd Young says Indiana will receive two federal grants totaling $40 million to increase the capacity of sections of Interstate 65 in south central and north central Indiana.

The money comes from Indiana's Community Crossroads Grant Program, which is part of the state's Next Level Roads program.

Two Republican primary candidates were attacked for their votes last year to raise the state's gas tax. They both won their races.

The group would include citizens, city councilors, and members of the State Senate and House of Representatives.