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Lancaster County board approves supplemental NDOT agreement, adds roundabout on South 68th

Lancaster County Board of Commissioners · January 28, 2026
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Summary

Lancaster County authorized a supplemental Highway Safety Improvement Program agreement with NDOT that caps HSIP funds for the project at $5.2 million and adds a roundabout at Princeton Road and South 68th Street, part of what the county engineer described as more than a $30 million corridor investment.

The Lancaster County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 27 authorized the county chair to sign a supplemental program agreement with the Nebraska Department of Transportation that caps Highway Safety Improvement Program (HSIP) funds for the county'led project at $5,200,000.

County Engineer Pam Dingman told the board the supplemental agreement — part of an 80/20 federal match — adds a roundabout at Princeton Road and South 68th Street and shoulder work to the project. Dingman said the agreement required accepting a cap on HSIP funding to include the roundabout and shoulders in the current scope.

"This particular project is an 80/20 split," Dingman said, noting the language caps the amount of highway safety funds the county can use. She told commissioners the work on this corridor, across three federal-aid projects, will be "more than a $30,000,000 investment in the Norris School District area," a significant local infrastructure investment.

Commissioners expressed support for the investment while acknowledging it creates fiscal and planning pressure. The board voted to approve the authorization and the supplemental agreement on a roll call with all members present voting in favor.

The action authorizes the chair to sign supplemental program agreement 1 and to amend county contract CDash22Dash0509 to reflect the capped HSIP contribution. The agreement does not finalize construction financing beyond the HSIP cap; project phasing, final budgets, and federal approvals remain part of the implementation process.

Next steps include executing the supplemental agreement and continuing design and coordination with NDOT and federal partners on schedule, permitting and final funding details.