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Highway Commission backs US 81 expressway project, recommends governor approve location, design and access control
Summary
The Nebraska State Highway Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the governor approve project location, design and access control for a 40+-mile US 81 expressway corridor between north of York and south of Columbus. NDOT estimated the program could cost up to $450 million and be built in phased packages beginning in the next decade.
The Nebraska State Highway Commission on Wednesday voted to recommend that the governor approve project location, design and access control for the US 81 expressway project, a roughly 40-mile corridor between north of York and south of Columbus.
NDOT Project Development engineer Kyle Keller told the commission the work is intended to complete a gap in the state’s expressway system by delivering a four‑lane facility using a “2+2” approach — building two new lanes adjacent to the existing two lanes and later completing the full four‑lane alignment. Keller said the team has completed public outreach, submitted a final environmental document to federal partners and separated the work into six construction packages.
“This 2+2 approach allows us to build without closing the existing lanes and to phase work so the public gets usable segments as construction…
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