Work to begin on I-80, Potter to Brownson

Weather permitting, construction work is scheduled to begin the week of April 1 on I-80 from the Kimball/Cheyenne County line, Reference Post 35+19, to the Brownson Interchange, Reference Post 48,according to the Nebraska Department of Roads.

The prime contractor for the $31.9 million project is Chester Bross Construction Co. of Hannibal, Missouri. Work will include removal of old pavement in the westbound lanes, construction of a new base with new 12-inch concrete pavement on the mainline and 10-inch concrete shoulders.

The ramps at the Potter Interchange, Reference Post 38, will be rebuilt,...