Papillion council approves 1- and 6-year road plan; Cornhusker corridor design, outreach outlined

The Papillion City Council on Oct. 21 approved the city'wide 1- and 6-year road plan and spent substantial time on design and outreach for the Cornhusker corridor and related projects.

Councilman Lundberg pressed staff for details on the Cornhusker segment between 70th and 80th, asking what changes motorists and adjacent property owners should expect. Mr. Kloepner, a city staff member, said the segment will be converted from two lanes to three, adding a center turn lane, a sidewalk on the south side and a 10-foot trail on the north side. "On that project, we're taking it from a 2 lane to a 3 lane, so there'll be a center turn lane. There'll be a sidewalk on the south side and a 10 foot trail on the north side," Kloepner said.

Why it matters: council members repeatedly raised the project'level impacts on adjacent homes, school traffic and property access. Kloepner told council the project is intended to improve traffic operations to approximately a…