The Indiana Scenic Byways Committee will meet virtually at 10 a.m. Jan. 20 to review and act on an application submitted by the Hoosier Hills Scenic Byway Committee.

The proposed Hoosier Hills Scenic Byway is located north to south between U.S. 40 (National Road byway) and U.S. 50 (Historic Pathways byway).

As initially conceived, the majority of the byway corridor is in Morgan and Brown counties; however, due to the desire to have better connectivity with state highways and other byways, the route was extended slightly north into Hendricks County and south into Jackson County.

The 83.1-mile byway would begin at U.S. 40 and State Road 39 in Belleville in Hendricks County. In Jackson County, the byway would feature 10.1 miles of State Road 135 that starts at the Brown County line and continues south through Freetown to end at U.S. 50 3 miles west of Brownstown.

The committee consists of representatives from the Indiana Department of Transportation, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and Indiana Destination Development Corp.

The virtual meeting will be conducted through WebEx online. To register to participate online, complete registration at forms.gle/uxg6WjQgsf2qmuhY8.

Once registered through the Google Document, you will receive a calendar invitation to join the meeting and be able to participate through your video/audio link.

To participate by phone, join by calling 415-655-0001.