Some of the roads you walk and drive on in southern Indiana will be getting smoother this summer. The state is awarding more than $207 million to 252 local communities to improve roads and bridges.Several cities and towns in the WLKY viewing area were selected to receive varied amounts from the Indiana Community Crossings Grant, which is intended to be used for road and bridge preservation, reconstruction, and overall improvement.Virginia Peck lives in Jeffersonville's Oak Park neighborhood and has dealt with issues on Forest Drive, such as potholes and water runoff, since the early 2000s. She said she's thrilled the state is stepping in to improve them."We have a lot of walkers and runners and people walking their babies and their dogs, so they'll be pleased to know that there's some road improvements coming," Peck said.The following southern Indiana communities will receive money from the state: Clark County: $1.1 millionClarksville: $892,789Jeffersonville: $1.5 millionNew Albany: $895,898On Thursday, Jeffersonville Mayor Mike Moore told WLKY he plans to use that money, plus $3.5 million in taxpayer dollars, to improve streets in more than 20 neighborhoods."These are the people that live here. These are the ones that pay the taxes. I want to make sure they get what they're paying for," Moore said. "I think there's going to be a lot of happy people."And the city won't just be paving over potholes. According to Moore, neighborhood roads will be milled down to their foundation so crews can completely rebuild the surface.The goal, Moore said, is to make the roads neighbors walk and drive over every day smoother."It makes me feel good to know that our city is investing in our neighborhoods," Peck said.Since 2016, the Community Crossings grant program has awarded more than $1.6 billion to improve local roads and bridges across Indiana.