Construction begins on Highway 30; Expected to slow traffic 'quite a bit'

More road construction started in the Sidney area last week.

The state's Sidney West project opened on Highway 30 at the west edge of Sidney and extends eight miles west.

The project will begin with repair of the concrete pavement underneath the road and will end with replacement of the asphalt on top. The Nebraska department of roads is hoping to complete the project by sometime this fall, said Maryanne Jacobs, project manager with the Nebraska Department of Roads.

This project will be an inconvenience to the 1,400 vehicles per day which travel on Highway 30, Jacobs said. It may also narrow l...