Work to Begin on I-80 West of Lodgepole to West of Chappell

Weather permitting, construction work is scheduled to begin the week of April 18 on eastbound and westbound I-80 from Reference Post 75+43 to Reference Post 84+64, according to the Nebraska Department of Roads.

Koss Construction Company of Topeka, Kan. has the $38,665,968 contract for the I‑80 removal and reconstruction project.

Traffic will be reduced to a head-to-head configuration onto the existing westbound lanes while work on the eastbound lanes is being performed. The eastbound construction work is anticipated to be completed by November 2016. Exit 76 at Lodgepole and County Road 14 will...