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NDOT District 2 update highlights Highway 275 completion, safety tech and funding concerns from Omaha officials
Summary
NDOT District 2 staff gave an update on completed and planned projects including Highway 275, safety measures, drone inspections and diverging diamond interchange studies. City of Omaha and regional stakeholders urged increased funding for state highways within the metro, saying current annual assistance of $600,000 is insufficient.
Nebraska Department of Transportation District 2 staff on Wednesday reviewed recent project work in the Omaha‑Fremont region, described new safety and inspection technologies and outlined ongoing maintenance needs as the department balances local demand and state funding constraints.
Tom Goodborn, NDOT District 2 engineer, summarized recent completions including sections of Highway 275, ongoing work on Highway 30 and bridge approaches, and maintenance projects across the district. “We finished last fall,” Goodborn said of the Highway 275 reconstruction, adding that NDOT used a 2+2 strategy in places to save right‑of‑way and that some relinquishment work is under way to hand segments to local governments.
Goodborn highlighted safety investments such as median installations and automated incident guidance devices — “sequential flares” maintained by nighttime crews — and…
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