Note: We are not recommending any one
route over another.
These are posted for your convenience.
Detour Map Showing Alternate Routes
to Attractions
Areas covered
on Map:
From Lincoln -
From Omaha
Westbound US-6 -
Eastbound US-6
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Additional
Alternate Routes for Consideration:
Overview
This project provides for reconstruction on Hwy 66 North between
US Hwy 6 and Interstate 80.
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The highway will be reconstructed
to conform to current highway standards, providing safer and
smoother curves and increased sight distances on the hills.
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Hwy 66 will bypass the residential
area and be relocated to the intersection of US Hwy 6 and Hwy 63,
which leads directly into Ashland’s business district.
The
Project So Far
The project began June 2004, with
work being performed off the roadway. Box culverts, pipes, and fills
were constructed with no impact to traffic. Over the winter, the
“settlement period” allowed the sub-surface to compact and settle to
a stabile surface for the new roadway.
Project Phasing
Beginning April 4, 2005, the work on
the roadway will begin. This includes the removal of the old road,
construction of box culverts and pipes, and regrading of the old
roadway surface to achieve a flatter profile.
Depending on weather conditions, it
is anticipated that the road will be open to traffic by mid-August
with minimum surfacing. The remainder of the asphalt surface, along
with the finish work, will be completed with the road open to
traffic.
General information will be posted as
the project develops.
Closing and Detour info
This will be posted regularly on the
511 Phone and 511 Web systems. Special Announcements will be posted also
as News Releases through the project.
