Near South Neighborhood Street Improvements

Lincoln on the Move invested in improvements to streets in the Near South Neighborhood. These improvements included a mill and overlay of the existing surface and base repairs where required. The following streets were included:

  • South 14th Street from South to “A” streets
  • Mulberry Street from South 14th to South 15th streets

Additional work with other funding sources included upgrades to the existing curb ramps to comply with the Federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements and priority sidewalk repairs.

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Project Location

Project Funding

This project was programmed as a part of the commitment to voters to invest significant sales tax funds into improvement of existing streets. The project will be funded jointly from the Street Improvement Vehicle Tax – Residential Rehab fund (aka-Wheel Tax) and ¼ cent sales tax for street in accordance with ballot language.

Schedule

Construction took place in 2022.

Project Contacts

  • Jess Sundeen, Construction Project Manager
    City of Lincoln Transportation and Utilities
    jsundeen@lincoln.ne.gov
    402-416-5341

  • Russ Gasper, Construction Engineer
    City of Lincoln Transportation and Utilities
    rgasper@lincoln.ne.gov
    402-580-8438

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