News Release Nebraska Department of Roads
Weather permitting, work will begin April 1 on N-97, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation.
Paulsen Inc., of Cozad, Nebraska, has the $10,360,006 contract. Work includes grading, asphalt, drainage structures, erosion control and seeding, from Reference Post 44+27 to Reference Post 56+88. Traffic will be maintained with a 10-foot width restriction and lane closures utilizing flaggers and a pilot car, in addition to temporary traffic signals for a portion of the work at the Dismal River location. Between May 17 and June 6, a road closure will be in effect. See attached detour map. Anticipated completion is November 2021.
Motorists are reminded to drive cautiously in and near work zones, to buckle up, and to put phones down.