Southwood Neighborhood Street Improvements

Project Summary

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

  • Southwood Drive from Essex Road to Nebraska Highway 2
  • Southwood Circle to Essex Road
  • Essex Road from Grassridge Road to Tipperary Trail
  • Tipperary Trail from Essex Road to 27th Street

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.

Project Location

Funding Details

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 was 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 began in August 2020 and was completed in October 2020.

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