Lawmakers eye road spending review as big southern Indiana plans face opposition

By: Tom Davies

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: February 24, 2026

Words: 709

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

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Indiana legislators are looking to give themselves more say over big-ticket highway projects at a time when a proposal in Gov. Mike Braun’s hometown is facing significant local opposition.

A provision added last week to the bill focused on attracting the new Chicago Bears stadium to northwest Indiana would require the state highway department to present any project costing at least $250 million to the State Budget Committee for review.

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