Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts and the Department of Transportation announced plans to invest $600 million in road projects across the state this fiscal year, the largest investment in the state’s history.
“Our three largest industries in the state are agriculture, manufacturing and tourism,” Ricketts said. “All three of those rely on a strong transportation infrastructure to be able to grow.”
The investment will go toward more than 90 projects in urban and rural areas, including:
- 20 miles of U.S. 275 expressway design-build from Scribner to West Point, Cuming and Dodge counties
- 18 miles of interstate reconstruction near Big Springs and Chappell, in Deuel County
- Statewide pavement and bridge preservation, including 14 miles on U.S. 283 from Elwood north in Gosper County; 12.5 miles on U.S. 77 from Princeton to Lincoln in Lancaster County; 10 structures on Nebraska 53 near Alexandria in Thayer County; 11 miles on Nebraska 64 in Omaha, Douglas County; and 6.5 miles on Nebraska 96 west of Burwell in Garfield County
DOT director Kyle Schneweis said work on the pavement and bridge preservation project is scheduled to start in 2020.
