Woodway bottleneck poses quandary as Ritchie Road traffic grows

Christopher De Los Santos Ritchie Road been transformed in recent years with nearly $12 million of widening work funded by three of the four local jurisdictions it passes through. But in Woodway, where the road crosses Old McGregor Road, motorists at morning and evening peak times can expect a delay of about two minutes and … Read more

Traffic Hot Spots: Lane closures for Omaha’s $25 million North Freeway bridge project

Pretty soon it’s going to be a tighter squeeze, driving up the North Freeway. Starting Tuesday, one northbound lane of U.S. Highway 75 between Hamilton and Fort Streets will close to traffic so that workers can begin painting the bridges that cross the freeway in North Omaha, said Barbara Gerbino-Bevins, district construction engineer for the … Read more

Traffic Hot Spots: I-680 lane closed at Mormon Bridge for up to five months

State traffic engineers have closed one eastbound lane of Omaha’s historic Mormon Bridge on Interstate 680 indefinitely because of damage to the roadway. The right (outside) lane on I-680 is closed from the 31st Street interchange east to the Iowa state line, about halfway across the bridge, said Barbara Gerbino-Bevins, district construction engineer for the … Read more

Traffic Hot Spots: Survey on emissions, lanes closed on Saddle Creek Road

The Nebraska Department of Transportation is seeking public input on ways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. The department has launched a survey on its website to seek public input in the development of Nebraska’s Carbon Reduction Strategy, a document that will identify an approach to reducing carbon dioxide emissions from the transportation sector in Nebraska, … Read more

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Traffic Hot Spots: Work to begin near Omaha I-80 exits; lanes shifted on F Street

Drivers on Interstate 80 can expect intermittent lane and shoulder closures at a handful of Omaha-area exits as the Nebraska Department of Transportation begins a project to create accident investigation sites.  Work on the project will take place at the Giles Road, 84th Street, 72nd Street, 60th Street and 13th Street exits beginning Monday and … Read more