Heartland Expressway News
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Heartland Expressway to send members to Lincoln
Heartland Expressway Association will send several board members to Lincoln in February for the annual Lincoln Legislative trip taken by the Leadership Scotts Bluff and Leadership Chadron classes. During the bus trip, the leadership classes will learn about the Heartland Expressway and will have an additional meeting with the Department of Transportation this year. The […]
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Ports to Plains Alliance Looks at Corridor-Long Interstate Designation
December 4, 2018 – The Heartland Expressway Association is a part of larger, multi-state alliance that extends from the Mexico-Texas border to the Montana-Canada border. The three federally designated high priority corridors (Ports to Plains, Heartland and Teddy Roosevelt) collectively are looking at the most effective way to approach Congressional representatives about future improvements on […]
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Nebraska Announces Funding for Expansion of the Heartland Expressway
September 23, 2016 The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) and Governor Ricketts announced today $300 million in transportation construction investments, including U.S. 26 from Minatare to U.S. 385, as a 4-lane divided highway, as well as the design of 12 projects, including U.S. 385 from Alliance to Chadron, as a Super 2, and planning of […]
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‘Super 2’ highways considered for stretching road budgets
LINCOLN (AP) — Road planners are considering “Super 2” highways as a way to stretch Nebraska’s highway dollars. The two-lane highways have wider shoulders and an extra passing lane every five miles or so. Nebraska Roads Department engineers have said the design could increase traffic flow at less than half the price of a new […]
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Testimony: Act key to helping freight move FAST across the country
Economic development and keeping products moving cross country were among the discussions during a hearing in Scottsbluff Monday. A U.S. Senate field hearing, “Keeping Goods Moving in America’s Heartland,” was held by the Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure, Safety and Security Subcommittee in Scottsbluff Wednesday to discuss the FAST Act, a five-year federal highway […]
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Bill to accelerate work on Nebraska roads, bridges advances
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A bill designed to expedite work on Nebraska road and bridge projects has won first-round approval from lawmakers. The measure that advanced Tuesday on a 43-0 vote would withdraw $50 million from the state’s cash reserve for an “infrastructure bank” fund. The Nebraska Department of Roads would pull money from the […]
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