LINCOLN- Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen and other state leaders celebrated the ongoing Interstate 80 expansion between Lincoln and Pleasant Dale as an economic boon. Vicki Kramer, director of the Nebraska Department of Transportation, said the three-year I-80 project, which began earlier this month, includes expanding from two lanes in each direction to three.

The project has been in the works for decades and is designed to increase mobility. It is the largest planned transportation project for the 2024 construction season. “If anybody’s coming in from Grand Island, they know how difficult it gets the closer you get to Lincoln — the congestion, the truck traffic — it gets dangerous,” Kramer said.

In addition to lane expansion, the project will include other Interstate and rest area improvements at the US-6 and 192nd Street interchange and the West Dodge Road interchange in Omaha as well as a new roundabout at Highway 77 near Wahoo. Kramer was joined by Gov. Pillen, State Sen. Beau Ballard, and the CEO of Hawkins Construction, Chris Hawkins.

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