Munster

"I think that the concern is that we're going to keep Main Street being as fast a Main Street as we can, and we're not looking at some traffic engineering ways to reduce the speed on Main Street," said council member Chuck Gardiner.

The Munster Town Council has adopted a $70 million budget for 2025. That includes an $11 million general fund, a $3.4 million park and recreation fund, and a $2.6 million motor vehicle highway fund.

Munster's plan to scale back a proposed Ridge Road project drew opposition during Monday's town council meeting.

A proposal to put part of Ridge Road on a "diet" has drawn concern in recent years, but the Northwestern Indiana Regional Planning Commission's active transportation planner is urging the town of Munster not to back out now.

School Town of Munster's proposed purchase of the Center for Visual and Performing Arts has residents calling on the town to intervene.

Hammond's efforts to add a food and beverage tax continue to move forward. The city council passed a resolution Monday supporting legislation at the statehouse that would let the city add a one-percent tax for 20 years.

Road work is coming to Main Street between Calumet Avenue and U.S. 41. Dyer, Munster and Schererville are teaming up to do "deep patching on specific problem segments of roadway."

Ridge Road in Munster is getting a "road diet" in the coming years, but exactly what it'll look like still remains to be seen.

The west end of Fisher Street in Munster will be closed starting Sunday for West Lake Corridor construction.

Munster's efforts to make Ridge Road more friendly to people and bikes are getting a boost. The town was awarded more than 17 million dollars in the latest round of Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability & Equity (RAISE) grants announced by the U.S. Department of Transportation Thursday.