Hwy. 30 segment closed through end of week

City officials have received word from the Nebraska Department of Transportation that Hwy. 30 between 5th Avenue and Fort Sidney Road will be closed beginning today and will reopen at the end of the day on Friday.

During construction work and milling operations, the contractor found some areas that need extra attention, according to Dawn Martin, Assistant City Manager. The contractor felt the best method to safely and most effectively complete the needed repairs is to close the road.

Buck Simms with the Department of Transportation said the problem is in the area of the railroad overpass. Simms said in the past derailments damaged the road and repair that were made won’t be adequate to meet requirements as a base for the current work.

“We’ll need to tear all that out and then put it back in,” Simms said. About eight inches of concrete will be poured back in as base material.

During this time, traffic will use the approved truck routes. A map of the detour and approved truck routes can be found on the City’s website at http://www.cityofsidney.org.