West Dodge Road Will Occur to Erect the Bridge Girders During Late Evening and Early Morning Hours

MOVING THRU THE MILLENnIUM A special construction update for the metro Omaha area Nebraska Department of Roads Spring/Summer 2005 Omaha’s Looking Up! West Dodge Elevated Expressway Bridges (2005 Construction) Construction in 2005 will concentrate on completion of the westbound expressway bridge piers. Pier construction and girder installation will continue and paving of the bridge deck on the westbound structure will begin this year. Work on bridge footings and piers began on the eastbound expressway bridge between 114th Street and 120th Street this spring. Complete directional closures of West Dodge Road will occur to erect the bridge girders during late evening and early morning hours. The existing number of lanes along West Dodge Road will be maintained during peak hours. Traffic will be maintained at 120th Street interchange, Westbound Expressway Bridge taking shape. 114th Street intersection, and Old Mill area. Access will be maintained from one direction to all Construction will impact traffic along the north frontage properties along the north frontage road during the road between 114th Street and 120th Street and along the segment closures. Traffic to all properties along the south south frontage road between 117th Street to Davenport frontage road between 117th Street and 114th Street Street. This work will require closing the north frontage and between 114th Street and Davenport Street will be road in four separate segments during construction. maintained from at least one direction.

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I-680 Westbound North Frontage Rd. Expressway Bridge

West Dodge Rd. to I-680

South Frontage Rd. Burke High Eastbound School Expressway Bridge 114th St.

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2005 Construction 108th St. Burke St. I-680/West Dodge Road Interchange

The I-680 and West Dodge Road interchange has been an ongoing reconstruction project since 2002. The remaining work will be concentrated in the Westroads/Regency area, where work on the westbound West Dodge Road bridge over Regency Parkway will be completed this summer. This work will complete the reconstruction of the interchange.

Computer-aided rendering of West Dodge Road and I-680 Interchange looking west.

Hamilton St. 3 month closure Fall 2005 I-480/US-75 Interchange

27th St. 27th The complete reconstruction of this interchange began last fall with the Cuming St. City of Omaha’s project to build a new bridge over Burt Street providing a southbound entrance ramp to I-480 from Cuming Street. The City Burt St. project will also rebuild the 30th and Cuming Streets intersection and widen Cuming Street to provide for two-way traffic operation. This City Ramp X project should be completed by the end of 2005. Closed 3 month closure This summer, the Department of Roads, Fall 2005 will begin work on the northbound lanes and bridges of US-75 from just north of Dodge Street and ending at Hamilton I-80 Street. A minimum of one lane will be maintained on US-75 during the Cass St. construction. This construction will require permanent X X closure of the entrance ramp from

24th St. 30th Street to northbound I-480 in the summer of 2005. Also, the westbound

30th St. N Dodge St. I-480 ramp to northbound US-75 and the northbound US-75 exit ramp to Hamilton Douglas St. Street will be closed for three months in the fall of 2005. Farnam St. This interchange reconstruction will require three and one-half years to complete and Harney St. is scheduled to be finished by the end of 2008. This work includes 14 new bridges 2005 Construction and removal of 7 existing bridges. XXXXX Closed I-480/US75 2 Modification of I-680/West Maple Interchange Expanding I-680 from West Maple Road to Fort Street (Final Year of Two-Year Project) I-680 between West Maple Road Work at the West Maple Road interchange and the south end of interchange will include the the Fort Street interchange is being completion of the north portion Fort St. N expanded to three lanes in each or westbound lanes of the direction with an auxiliary lane West Maple bridge over I-80. connecting the ramps. A 28-foot- The new entrance loop in the wide median with a raised concrete northwest quadrant and barrier will be constructed. The entrance ramp in the southwest reconstruction of the I-680/West quadrant will be completed this Maple interchange includes the year. addition of entrance loops to I-680 Two lanes of traffic in each in the northwest and southeast direction will be maintained on quadrants and building three lanes West Maple Road and I-680 in each direction on West Maple during peak hours. Entrance Sprague St. Road from 102nd Street to west and exit ramp/loop movements of 108th Street. at the I-680/West Maple Road Construction this year includes the interchange will be maintained. removal and reconstruction of the There will be lane restrictions on 108th Street north and south southbound lanes from Fort Street I-680 to West Maple Road. The of West Maple Road through southbound lanes will be shifted to June 2005. the newly constructed northbound Project completion is scheduled lanes, traffic will be separated by for fall 2005. a temporary concrete barrier.

West St. 102nd I-680 Missouri River Maple Rd.

(Morman) Bridges X Improvements to these bridges include asphalt overlays to the St. 108th bridge decks. The eastbound bridge will be closed to traffic during this construction with traffic head-to-head on the westbound bridge. The westbound bridge will be constructed 2005 Construction under traffic with a lane closure for the westbound traffic. XXXX Closed These improvements will be completed this year with work accomplished on one bridge at a time. 60th Street Entrance Blondo St. Ramp to Westbound I-80 A portion of the 60th Street southbound to I-80 westbound N entrance ramp will be rebuilt with concrete pavement. This 60th St. work replaces the asphalt surface which was built during XX initial construction to allow for anticipated settlement. The X X X

X X entrance ramp will be closed during this construction. X X X The outside lane (5th lane) and shoulder on I-80 will also be I-80 rebuilt because of this settlement from 60th Street bridge to Papillion Creek bridge. The northbound 60th Street to I-80 westbound loop will be closed for a portion of this work. The project will start late this summer and be completed 2005 Construction this fall. XXXXX Closed 3 Omaha to Fremont Expressway US-6 (West Dodge Road) Continues on West Dodge Road from 174th to 198th Street Update Reconstruction of West Dodge Road will include the Traffic is being maintained thru this portion of West Reconstruction of US-275 and West Dodge Road Intersection construction of 192nd Street and 180th Street Dodge Road using the entrance and exit ramps for includes Interchanges at Blondo Street and 228th Street. Interchanges. the 192nd and 180th Street interchanges. Right turns from all directions at 192nd Street will be Construction in 2005 will include the mainline paving Construction this year on US-275 will maintained. include continued work on the three of West Dodge Road, the West Dodge bridge over interchanges and the new westbound 192nd Street, and the 180th Street bridge over West The 192nd Street interchange work is anticipated to mainline pavement. Traffic is being Dodge Road. Work will continue on the 180th Street be completed in fall 2005. Full project completion is maintained head-to-head in the bridge thru spring and early summer of the 2006 scheduled for fall 2006. eastbound lanes and on shoo-fly construction season. Access from 180th Street to to Fremont detours at the three interchanges. West Dodge Road can be obtained at 168th Street via Burt and Burke Streets. There should be no major impacts N to traffic.

Mainline US-275 Project completion is scheduled for

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N-31 Widened from Design of Ultimate Construction West Dodge Road/US-6 to Elkhorn N-31 will be widened to two lanes in each direction with a surfaced median including left- and Shoofly right-turn lanes. Head-to-head traffic will use the newly constructed southbound lanes during Mainline reconstruction of the northbound lanes. Anticipated completion of this project is August 2005.

L-28B Mainline

to Omaha Hwy. N-31 thru Elkhorn to Co. Rd. 37 Elkhorn River Elkhorn Hwy. N-64 (West Maple Road) Begins Beginning this fall, Hwy. N-31 will be reconstructed thru Elkhorn to a five-lane urban facility, including the reconstruction of Hwy. N-31/N-64 intersection. The limits of construction along Hwy. N-31 will be from the Railroad Viaduct to one-half mile north of Hwy. N-64. The reconstruction 228th St. along Hwy. N-64 will be from east of Western Street to west of Moylan Drive. Head-to-head traffic will be maintained during construction. Project completion is scheduled for fall 2006. US-275

4 5 Hwy. N-50 Hwy. N-92 Springfield North Platte River Bridge Reconstruction of Hwy. N-50 from Springfield to New bridges will be constructed over the Platte Hwy. N-370 begins this season. River north of the existing bridges on Hwy. N-92. Traffic will be maintained on the existing bridges Hwy. N-50 will be completely reconstructed to a four- during construction of the new bridges. When lane facility with median and left turn lanes. During completed, traffic will be routed onto the new the first year of this two-year construction project the bridges, and the existing bridges removed. southbound lanes will be paved. Traffic will be maintained head-to-head with crossover detours at There should be no major impacts to traffic during both ends of the project. the construction of the bridges. The northbound lanes will be constructed during the An asphalt overlay will also be constructed under second year of construction with traffic being traffic on N-92 from the bridges to the US-275 maintained on the newly constructed southbound junction. lanes. A bike path will be constructed alongside the This project is scheduled to be completed in northbound lanes for the entire length of the project. fall 2006. Project completion is scheduled for fall 2006.

Expansion of Rural I-80 to Six Lanes Continues Ruff Road to N-370 (2005) The third year of construction includes removal and the temporary concrete barriers. Project completion is reconstruction of the existing westbound lanes from scheduled for fall 2005. Hwy. N-370 to Ruff Road. The Melia Hill Westbound I-80 Rest Area will be closed Starting this spring, the westbound traffic will be shifted to during the reconstruction of the westbound lanes. A the newly completed eastbound lanes. Two lanes of traffic beautiful new and expanded rest area will open in will be maintained in each direction separated by spring 2006.

2005 Traffic Phasing Ruff Road to N-370

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6 Omaha Metro Area Projects Identified by the Transportation Systems Management (TSM) Committee

The City, County, State, Local and State Law Enforcement, and Utilities meet quarterly to coordinate and mitigate road construction projects scheduled by the various jurisdictions. This map reflects major projects scheduled through 2005.

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