April 4, 2024 (Lincoln, Neb.) – The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) will hold a public
information open house regarding proposed improvements to US Highway 77 (US-77) in Lancaster
County. The meeting will be held in the auditorium at NDOT Headquarters, 1500 Nebraska Parkway,
in Lincoln on Thursday, April 18, 2024, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. There will be no formal presentation.
The proposed project includes approximately 4.68 miles of US-77 beginning at Rokeby Road and
extending north to Calvert Street. This project would construct a new interchange at the intersection
of US-77 and Warlick Boulevard, construct 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 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. In addition, the work at the Pioneers interchange would include approximately 0.63 miles
of pavement construction along Pioneers Boulevard from approximately 1000 feet west of Folsom
Street to 300 feet west of South 1st Street.
Construction could begin as early as spring of 2025 and be completed by fall 2028. Along US-77, this
project would be constructed under traffic with lane closures controlled by appropriate traffic control
devices and practices. Temporary crossovers and head-to-head traffic would be utilized at times to
maintain traffic along US-77. 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.
Details regarding the project will be provided at the public meeting and NDOT personnel will be
available to answer questions, receive comments, and discuss any aspect of the proposed highway
improvement project.
For those unable to attend, additional information on the project, as well as all meeting materials, will
be available on the NDOT website at ndot.info/12552A after the meeting. Feedback and comments
on the project can be submitted on the NDOT website now through May 4, 2024.
