Lincoln drivers are being advised about some street closures that will begin Tuesday, May 1. Lincoln Transportation and Utilities says North 48th Street from Adams Street to Cornhusker Highway will be closed for the next phase of a Lincoln on the Move street improvement project and water main project.
The street will be closed to through traffic during construction. The recommended detour is Leighton Avenue to North 33rd Street to Cornhusker Highway. Street improvement work on North 48th Street from Greenwood Street to Cornhusker Highway is scheduled to be complete by mid-June. The water main installation project on North 48th Street from Adams to Greenwood streets is scheduled to be complete by the end of July.
In addition, North 48th Street from Madison to Adams streets will be closed for the first phase of a water main project. The recommended detour is Leighton Avenue to North 33rd Street to Cornhusker Highway. The project will replace the six-inch water main along 48th Street from Leighton Avenue to Gladstone Street. This closure is scheduled to open by early August.
Southbound South 70th Street from Badger Drive to Pine Lake Road will be closed for the construction of a right turn lane. This work is scheduled to be completed by May 19.