Senators push for completion of expressway system
Posted: Friday, February 15, 2008
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) -- Lawmakers from across the state are pushing for the state to finish off an expressway system that has been in the works two decades.
Led by Senator Mike flood of Norfolk, they held a news conference Thursday asking that the state complete links in the four-lane system designed to connect midsize cities with Interstate 80.
Unfinished links include U.S. 275 between Omaha and Norfolk; U.S. 81 between Columbus and York; U.S. 75 between Bellevue and Nebraska City; U.S. 30 between Schuyler and Fremont; U.S. 77 between Wahoo and Fremont; Nebraska 2 near Lincoln; and Nebraska 71 from I-80 to north of Kimball.
Under one bill (LB771) from Senator Tim Gay, 50 million dollars from the state's reserve fund would be used to help complete the roads.
On the Net:
Nebraska Legislature: http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov
Led by Senator Mike flood of Norfolk, they held a news conference Thursday asking that the state complete links in the four-lane system designed to connect midsize cities with Interstate 80.
Unfinished links include U.S. 275 between Omaha and Norfolk; U.S. 81 between Columbus and York; U.S. 75 between Bellevue and Nebraska City; U.S. 30 between Schuyler and Fremont; U.S. 77 between Wahoo and Fremont; Nebraska 2 near Lincoln; and Nebraska 71 from I-80 to north of Kimball.
Under one bill (LB771) from Senator Tim Gay, 50 million dollars from the state's reserve fund would be used to help complete the roads.
On the Net:
Nebraska Legislature: http://www.nebraskalegislature.gov
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