PUBLIC WORKS AND UTILITIES DEPARTMENT
Engineering Services, 531 Westgate Blvd., Lincoln, NE 68528, 441-7711, fax 441-6576
Public Invited to Open Houses on Roadway Safety Projects
Residents of Lincoln are invited to open houses on two upcoming roadway safety projects. Both projects involve intersections that are experiencing crashes due to the lack of dedicated left-turn lanes. The project areas are Vine Street between 35th and 44th streets and South 56th Street between Linden Street and Quail Ridge Drive.
Vine Street Project
The open house for the Vine Street project will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, February 22 at Hartley Elementary School, 730 North 33rd Street.
Vine Street between 35th and 44th streets is currently a 45-foot wide arterial roadway with four lanes running east and west with no dedicated left-turn or right-turn lanes. Improvements may include the addition of a left-turn lane at 35th and Vine Street or the addition of a common left-turn lane from 35th Street to 44th Street.
56th Street Project
The open house for the 56th Street project will be held from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, February 23 at Zeman Elementary School, 4900 South 52nd Street.
South 56th Street between Linden Street and Quail Ridge Drive is currently a 48-foot wide arterial roadway with four lanes running north and south with no dedicated left-turn or right-turn lanes. Improvements may include the addition of a left-turn lane at 56th and Elkcrest Drive or the addition of a common left-turn lane from Linden Street to Quail Ridge Drive.
At the open houses, the public will be able to see proposed changes for the roadways designed to improve safety and overall operations. There will be no formal presentations. Staff from the City Public Works and Utilities Department will be available to answer questions. For more information, please contact Scott Cockrill, Public Works and Utilities, at 441-7793.
