The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) recently broke ground on the Hastings Southeast project.
The project will reconstruct approximately 2.38 miles of U.S. Highway 6 (US-6) in Adams County. Work will include creating additional turn lanes and installing a roundabout to help with traffic flow.
The department aims to reduce congestion by utilizing a design that will direct semi-truck traffic out of the city center. Construction is scheduled to begin as early as spring and complete in summer 2028. Utility work is already underway to prepare for construction.
“By reconstructing this corridor with modern safety features, strategic truck routing, and improved pedestrian access, we are preparing US-6 to safely serve growing traffic volumes while minimizing impacts,” NDOT Director Vicki Kramer said.
The project is the final planned investment in the first 10 years of the Build Nebraska Act. The act expanded 17 expressways, interstate, or national high priority corridors. Projects included the expansions of US-75 from Bellevue and Murray, US-30 from Columbus to Fremont, US- 30 expansion west of Grand Island, US-385, and the Lincoln Bypass.
NDOT has more infrastructure projects in development and is preparing to invest in the Omaha metro area and I-80 Interchange at Newberry in North Platte, and will finish the expansion of US-75 expressway between Murray and Nebraska City and the US-385 Heartland Expressway.