The Linking Lima Project will receive over $4.5 million for the Chicago, Ft. Wayne & Eastern Railroad (CFE) between Lima and Ft. Wayne, Indiana. The project's improvements will increase travel speeds. This will then allow increased shipment weights, including steel and agricultural products. The U.S. Federal Railroad Administration has selected 50 railway projects from 29 states to receive grants from the over $320 million budget.

The U.S. Department of Transportation announcing over $273 million dollars in grants to 184 airports across the nation. Locally Lima Allen County Airport receiving just under $300 thousand dollars. Bluffton, Van Wert, and Bellefontaine airports also receiving dollars for infrastructure projects. The U.S. Transportation secretary states this investment in our nation's airports will strengthen safety, improve travel, generate jobs, and benefit local communities.