Tue January 19, 2021 - Midwest Edition #2
Nebraska Department of Transportation
Highway 275 from Norfolk to Fremont has long been an identified corridor critical to the economic growth of northeast Nebraska and the
Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) has recognized this corridor as a priority. The passage of the Build Nebraska Act in 2011 followed by the Transportation Innovation Act of 2016 have helped bring NDOT closer to building portions of this important corridor.
NDOT has continued to work with stakeholders in the region and its federal partners to complete the segment between Scribner and West Point. Years of hard work are coming to fruition with final steps of preparing the project for bid in spring of 2021.
January 15, 2021 (Lincoln, Neb.) Today, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT)announced 21 proposals have been selected for funding in the fifth round of the County Bridge Match Program (CBMP). The program was created as a result of the 2016 Transportation Innovation Act (TIA), signed into law by Governor Pete Ricketts in April of [.]
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Question of the Day By COLE BAUER - Associated Press - Saturday, January 16, 2021
NORFOLK, Neb. (AP) - The failure to complete the Highway 275 project is costing Northeast Nebraskans money and motorists their safety.
The Nebraska Expressway system was announced in 1988, and the original deadline for its completion was 2003, said Norfolk Mayor Josh Moenning. Moenning was one of 21 area mayors who wrote a letter to the Legislature urging completion of the project.
The project’s goal is to connect the state’s larger cities and routes with higher traffic volume to the interstate system with continuous four-lane highways. But about one-third of the project remains unfinished, according to the Norfolk Daily News.
BY Nebraska Department of Transportation | January 14, 2021
January 14, 2021 (Lincoln, Neb.) Nebraska looks to be in store for another major winter storm tonight and tomorrow which will impact travelers across much of the state.
This week, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) crews are prepared for the latest round of winter weather. Forecasts call for blizzard conditions in eastern Nebraska with snow, high winds, and reduced visibility. In eastern Nebraska, including Omaha and Lincoln, both the morning and evening commutes will be affected by blizzard conditions. Travelers across all of Nebraska should be prepared to wind speeds up to or even greater than 50 mph. NDOT workers and equipment will be out to clear the highways and monitor changing conditions throughout the storm.
Ogallala, Neb. — Construction has begun on the I-80 Ogallala eastbound rest area, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Paulsen, Inc., of Cozad has the $2.9 million contract. Work includes construction of a new building and expanded truck parking for eastbound traffic. The new rest area is located on I-80, approximately 3 miles west [.]