Improvements to US Highway 77 in Lancaster County will be the subject of a public open house hosted by the Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) this afternoon.
The project would build a new interchange at the intersection of US-77 and Warlick Boulevard, build a new interchange at the intersection of US-77 and Pioneers Boulevard, and close the existing intersections at US-77 and Yankee Hill Road and US-77 and Old Cheney Road.
The proposed project would encompass approximately 4.68 miles of US-77 between Rokeby Road and north to Calvert Street, the work at the Warlick interchange would include approximately 1.06 miles of pavement reconstruction along Warlick Boulevard/West Denton Road from Folsom Street to the Salt Creek Bridge, and the work at the Pioneers interchange would include approximately 0.63 miles of pavement construction along Pioneers Boulevard.
Construction could begin as early as spring of 2025 and be completed by fall 2028. Traffic along US-77 would remain open with temporary crossovers and head-to-head traffic being utilized. The side roads may be closed and traffic detoured while the new interchanges are being constructed.
Comments related to potential side road closures and detours will be taken at this meeting, which will be hosted at the NDOT Headquarters, 1500 Nebraska Parkway, in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. There is no formal presentation.
Online comments on the Lincoln West Beltway can be submitted at dot.nebraska.gov.