Nebraska Department of Transportation - Tue March 26, 2024
Nebraska DOT Establishes Trade Skills Scholarship Program
The Nebraska Department of Transportation recently established the "Good Life, Great Journey" program to provide scholarships for individuals pursuing two-year technical degrees in critical transportation-related fields, such as diesel technology, electronic systems, drafting/design and land surveying....
Nebraska Department of Transportation - Wed May 24, 2023
NDOT Receives $17.36M From Fed for Airport Improvements
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced that $17,362,302 in federal grants were awarded to seven Nebraska airports, in Ainsworth, Burwell, Norfolk, North Platte, Scottsbluff, Sidney and Wayne, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT)....
Nebraska Department of Transportation - Tue January 03, 2023
Nebraska DOT, Officials Celebrate Opening of Lincoln South Beltway
The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), together with Gov. Pete Ricketts, NDOT Director John Selmer, Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird, and other state and local dignitaries gathered Dec. 14 to celebrate the opening of the Lincoln South Beltway....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Wed April 27, 2022
Koss Construction Leads Nebraska's U.S. 275 Widening
The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) is overseeing an approximately $38 million project designed to improve reliability, mobility and safety along a stretch of U.S.-275. The U.S.-275 Scribner – West Point segment of the expressway is expanding approximately 18.5 mi....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Tue July 06, 2021
Graham Construction Takes On Nebraska's Fremont Southeast Beltway
The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) is overseeing a $62 million project that calls for a four-lane divided expressway on the south side of Fremont in Dodge County. The endeavor coincides with recent increased development in the area....
Nebraska Department of Transportation - Wed June 23, 2021
Nebraska Department of Transportation Awards $83M Contract to Koss
On May 28, the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) announced the awarding to Koss Construction of Topeka, Kan., for the construction of three segments of U.S. Highway 275 (U.S.-275). The three segments include: Scribner North for $37,772,493; West Point South for $18,546,966; and West Point North and South for $26,894,819....
Nebraska Department of Transportation - Tue April 13, 2021
Paulsen Inc. Begins Work On L-17J Project Near Sidney, Nebraska
Work is under way on L-17J, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Paulsen Inc. , of Cozad, Neb., has the $12,700,000 contract. Work includes grading with soil stabilization; pavement replacement; median surfacing; new storm drains; bridge decking; guardrails; electric work; pavement markings and signs; and earth shouldering with seeding....
Nebraska Department of Transportation - Tue January 19, 2021
NDOT Advances Projects Along Highway 275 Corridor
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....
Lori Lovely – CEG Correspondent - Tue December 22, 2020
Nebraska Launches $352M Lincoln South Beltway
Most large cities have a loop around the city center to divert traffic from the downtown area and to enhance traffic flow. Lincoln, Neb., has been dreaming of a beltway since the 1960s, but until the Build Nebraska Act was passed in 2011, designating one-quarter of 1 percent of sales tax for expansion of the expressway system, federal high priority corridors and preservation of the existing transportation system, the Nebraska Department of Transportation wasn't able to commit the resources necessary....
Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Wed July 08, 2020
Nebraska DOT Improves U.S.-136 in Webster County
Work is under way on an $11 million project in Webster County, Neb., to resurface 11 mi. of U.S.-136. The contract was awarded to Werner Construction Inc. of Hastings, Neb. "The road is in terrible shape....
