The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) has released its Fiscal Year 2027 Surface Transportation Program Book, scheduling an estimated $747 million in capital projects for the coming year. The document contains 80 projects covering 570 miles of roadways and 90 bridges.
The work included in the book sets the goal of maintaining the state’s overall good state of repair for its transportation infrastructure. Currently, 97% of state-owned bridges and 96% of highways are in good or fair condition. However, NDOT projects that between 30% and 35% will fall below those conditions by 2032.
To maintain acceptable conditions, the department will target the highest priority projects for rehabilitation, repair or replacement over the next year. These initiatives will be spread across the department’s eight geographical districts, making annual changes as needed to stay on top of preservation, modernization and capacity needs.
District One will take up a total of $233.2 million in transportation investments for the coming year. The single largest project featured within the district is the $175.6 million project along Interstate 80 between Seward and Pleasant Dale. Improvements for the 9.6-mile length will include expanding to six lanes, grading, installing culverts and reconstructing concrete pavement.
NDOT has scheduled $166 million in investments for District Two projects. The standout capital project included in this section will run along I-80, including 50th Street, I-480 and Omaha. Covering 1.7 miles, the project will involve grading, installing hard surfacing and building or repairing a variety of structures that may include culverts, bridges or viaducts.
District Four has $129.5 million in projects slated for the coming year. Out of these projects, the state will spend $34.9 million to improve or build viaducts – structures that stretch over a railroad or roadway – along a 11.4-mile stretch on N-14, focusing on Nelson North.
NDOT will implement $106.9 million in improvements for District Five. The department will spend $60.9 million on the largest initiative in the district, located along US-26 between Minatare and US-385. The project will install new hard surfacing, culverts and resurface roughly 18.1 miles of roadway.
District Six will spend a total of $60.4 million on projects for the coming year. NDOT’s largest project in the region – $14.7 million – will be located along US-83 between Leota – 1st Street and North Platte. Project details will largely consist of building curbed roadways in a 1.1-mile area and may also include grading, structure and incidental work.
District Three will spend $53.5 million over the next year on capital projects. The largest initiative in the region will cost $13.5 million. Located along US-275 between Neligh and Tilden, plans include milling the road to remove the top surface layer, resurfacing the roadway and either building, replacing, widening or rehabilitating a bridge.
District Eight has a total of $46.5 million in projects included in the book. The largest project – $11.1 million – will be located at Merritt Reservoir South along N-97. Covering 7.7 miles, the project calls for resurfacing roadway, grading and installing new hard surfaces.
NDOT has allocated $42.3 million for projects in District Seven. The largest project will be located along US-6, primarily between Junction US-34 and McCook. Costing $16.9 million, NDOT will mill and resurface roughly 13.6 miles and build, replace, widen or rehabilitate bridge structures along the route.
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