PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
Engineering Services, 531 Westgate Blvd., Lincoln, NE 68528, 441-7711, fax 441-6576
June 12, 2008
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Haymarket Area Under Harris Overpass Scheduled to Reopen Friday
With the first phase of the Harris Overpass project nearing completion, the Haymarket area under the Harris Overpass is scheduled to reopen Friday, June 13. Weather permitting, 7th Street and the parking area will be open to vehicles late Friday afternoon. The Lumberworks parking lot on the southeast corner of Seventh and 'O' streets also will reopen as a gated lot.
The one-way frontage road along the north side of the bridge between 8th and 9th streets will open upon completion of the 9th and 'O' Street intersection reconstruction. This construction is scheduled to take place over the next three weekends:
- Work on the three west lanes of the intersection is tentatively scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. Friday, June 13. 8th Street under the Harris Overpass will reopen prior to the 9th and 'O' work.
- The east two lanes of the 9th and 'O' intersection are scheduled for construction beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, June 20.
- The center lane of the intersection is scheduled for construction beginning at 9 a.m. Friday, June 27. Each weekend phase will be completed and open for traffic by 6 a.m. the following Monday, assuming good weather and no unforeseen conditions.
During reconstruction of the 9th and 'O' Street intersection, westbound 'O' Street will be closed between 9th and 10th streets. Pedestrians will not be able to cross the intersection and will be rerouted on 9th Street to either 'P' or 'N' streets. During reconstruction of the east two lanes of the intersection, eastbound 'O' Street between 9th and 10th streets will also close.
The orignial Harris Overpass was built in 1950 and had deteriorated. The project is using federal bridge replacement funds. The one-year project began in November of 2007, and the overpass is on schedule to reopen in November 2008.
For more information, visit the City Web site at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: Harris) or contact Kris Humphrey or Larry Duensing, City Public Works and Utilities Department, at 441-7711.
