Orange cones might slow your trip to the airport for the next few months.
One lane is closed in each direction along Abbott Drive between Gallup Drive and Carter Boulevard, from downtown Omaha to Eppley Airfield.
Varying lane closures will continue through the end of October, according to a news release from the Omaha Public Works Department.
The closure will allow paving contractors to repair street panels up and down the boulevard. Street panels are the large squares of concrete that make up our roads.
Though the project was just announced Wednesday, it actually began last year, said Austin Rowser, the city’s deputy public works director.
“As we coordinated with the airport with their projects, we delayed the panel repair to minimize construction zone impacts,” Rowser said.
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Eppley Airfield is currently undergoing a $950 million terminal expansion that will boost the size of the terminal by 72%, join the current A and B concourses into a single one, and completely reconfigure the ticketing, security, shopping and eating, and baggage claim areas. The work will also add a customs area connected to two new gates for international flights.
In addition, the Omaha Airport Authority is spending $65 million to cover the terminal drive with an all-weather canopy, and $92 million to construct a new power plant.
In recent years, the airport added a new parking garage and rental-car facility and reconfigured the south entrance to the terminal drive.
That’s not all that’s happening along Abbott Drive. Owners of the city’s soccer team, Union Omaha, are seeking to build a $60 million, 7,000-seat soccer stadium at the intersection of Abbott and Gallup Drives. It would be the anchor of a $300 million mixed-use development at the corner, which is currently undeveloped.
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“This will be the first thing you see when you get off an airplane and drive into downtown Omaha. We will be welcoming people to the metro,” said Martie Cordaro, president of Union Omaha, when the project was announced in January. “When they leave … this will be the final thing they see.”
With the reconstruction of street panels along Abbott Drive, there’s one thing city officials hope out-of-town visitors will see less of when they come to Omaha.
Potholes.
New road construction
West Center Road between South 72nd and South 90th Streets will have varying lane restrictions today because of curb ramp installation.
Fort Street between North 90th and North 93rd Streets will be restricted to one lane eastbound because of street repair until Tuesday.
Blondo Street between Louis Drive and North 96th Avenue will be restricted to one lane eastbound because of street repair until Tuesday.
Western Avenue between North 88th and North 89th Streets is closed until further notice because of downed utility poles following Wednesday night’s windstorm.
Underwood Avenue between Fairacres Road and North 65th Street is closed until further notice because of fallen trees from Wednesday night’s windstorm.
Elkhorn Drive between West Maple Road and Emmett Street will be closed for sewer installation until Aug. 21.
Pacific Street will be restricted to one lane westbound at Mayfair Drive and one lane eastbound at South 139th Street for sewer repair in the outside curb lane until Thursday.
South 10th Street between Hickory and William Streets will be closed today due to the Santa Lucia Festival.
South 18th Street between Howard and Harney Streets will be closed for sewer repair until Monday.
North 72nd Avenue between Burt and Webster Streets will be closed to through traffic for street repair until Monday.
North 34th Street between Whitmore Street and Newport Avenue will be closed to through traffic for utility work due to a water main break until Thursday.
South 48th Street between K and L Streets will have lane restrictions northbound because of utility work until Thursday.
The intersection of South 67th Street and Mercy Road will have varying lane restrictions because of street repair until Aug. 10.
The intersection of South 67th Street and Shirley Street will have varying lane restrictions because of street repair until Aug. 10.
South 144th Street between Blossom Avenue and Pine Street will have varying lane restrictions for street work until Saturday.
South 33rd Street between Poppleton Avenue and Pacific Street will be closed to through traffic for utility work until Thursday.
Seward Street just west of North 85th Street will be closed to through traffic for utility work because of a water main break until Aug. 13.
Lane restrictions are in place on Avenue D between North 32nd and North 34th Streets in Council Bluffs because of sewer repairs until Wednesday.
Lane restrictions are in place on 9th Avenue between South 13th and South 15th Streets in Council Bluffs because of concrete repairs until Tuesday.
Lane restrictions are in place on Simms Avenue between Sunnyridge Drive and Horizon Drive in Council Bluffs because of concrete and storm-basin repairs until Wednesday.
The right shoulder is closed because of construction on Interstate 80 in Iowa between Exit 27 (near Neola) and Exit 97 (Stuart) from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. weekdays until Nov. 28.
County Road L55 at I-80 in Neola, Iowa, is closed because of road construction until Aug. 22.
Around Omaha
Northwest (north of West Dodge Road and west of I-680)
The 192nd Street interchange on the West Dodge Expressway is being rebuilt as a “diverging diamond” interchange. Periodic lane closures and some overnight ramp closures can be expected through the end of 2024.
Overnight lane closures (7 p.m. to 5 a.m.) can be expected on South 204th Street/U.S. Highway 6/Nebraska Highway 31 from Harrison Street to West Dodge Road for concrete and bridge repair and joint sealing until Oct. 31.
State Street between Blair High Road and 114th Street is closed for expansion to three lanes until late November.
State Street between Irvington Road and Blair High Road is closed for expansion to three lanes until Aug. 31.
F Street between 204th and 207th Streets is closed for road construction until late fall.
Mount Michael Road between North 216th Street and Elkhorn Mount Michael High School is closed for road construction until late fall.
State Street from Kilpatrick Parkway to HWS Cleveland Boulevard, and 168th Street from Rachel Snowden Parkway to Reynolds Street are closed for grading, paving and reconstruction of the 168th and State intersection until December 2024.
State Street between Nebraska Highway 133/Blair High Road and 114th Street is closed because of culvert replacement until late fall.
North 108th Street between Burt Circle and Decatur Street will be closed with local access only for street widening until Wednesday.
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Northeast (north of Dodge Street and east of I-680)
Westbound traffic on Cass Street between North 83rd and North 85th Streets will be shifted to the center lane because of utility work connected to a water-main break until Wednesday.
The eastbound lane of Maple Street between North 65th Avenue and North 68th Street will be closed for CSO sanitary sewer installation until Saturday.
Nighttime lane and ramp closures can be expected on I-80 between South 60th and South 24th Streets because of patching, bridge repairs and road resurfacing until late fall.
Pratt Street between North 57th and North 58th Streets is closed for water-main repair until Monday.
North 54th Street between Pinkney and Pratt Streets will be closed for street repair until Monday.
The eastbound curb lane is closed on Dodge Street from 46th Street to the Saddle Creek Road exit ramp because of construction on an adjacent property until Dec. 31.
Hamilton Street between North 40th Street and Military Avenue will have varying lane restrictions for utility work until Tuesday.
Westbound Dodge Street between North 38th and North 40th Avenues will be restricted for building construction in the outside curb lane until Aug. 30.
Young Street between North 38th and North 39th Streets is closed because of sewer repairs until Friday.
Forest Lawn Avenue between North 36th Street and Craig Avenue will be closed for a CSO sanitary sewer separation project until Aug. 19.
North 33rd Street between Cass and Chicago Streets will be closed because of street collapse from a sinkhole until Thursday.
North 30th Street between Craig and Forest Lawn Avenues will be restricted to one lane southbound because of a CSO sanitary sewer separation project until Aug. 19. Forest Lawn Avenue between North 30th and North 31st Streets will be closed as part of the same project until Aug. 19.
The Hamilton Street bridge spanning the North Freeway is closed for bridge repairs until Nov. 30. The southbound exit and entrance ramps also are closed.
The Ames Avenue bridge over the North Freeway between North 25th and North 28th Avenues will have varying lane restrictions because of bridge repairs until Tuesday.
Laird Street between North 23rd and North 24th Streets will be closed to through traffic for brick street rehabilitation until Wednesday.
Florence Boulevard between Read Street and Sharon Drive is closed for CSO sanitary sewer separation improvements until Dec. 31.
The intersection of North 18th and Locust Streets will be closed for CSO sanitary sewer separation improvements until Oct. 11. Corby Street between North 16th and North 18th Streets is also closed until Oct. 11 as part of the same project.
North 16th Street will be closed at various points between Pinkney and Clark Streets for CSO sewer separation improvements through Aug. 31
Lane restrictions are in place westbound at the intersection of 12th and Dodge Streets because of utility work until Thursday.
Southwest (south of West Dodge Road and west of I-680/80)
Shoulders are closed, speed limits are reduced and occasional lane closures may occur on Interstate 80 from the Platte River to near the Nebraska Highway 50/South 144th Street exit to allow for construction of a cable median barrier through late fall.
South 222nd Street (Skyline Drive) from I Street to south of Q Street is closed for reconstruction of the roadway and construction of a new roundabout at 222nd and Q Streets until November.
South 168th Street between Q Street and West Center Road will have lane restrictions for street widening until December 2024.
Q Street between Walnut Grove Drive and South 150th Plaza will be restricted to one lane westbound for utility work in the outside curb lane until Tuesday.
F Street between South 147th Street and South 150th Plaza will be closed for street improvements until Tuesday.
The intersection of South 145th Street and Industrial Frontage Road will be closed for sewer and street improvements until Oct. 7.
Varying lane restrictions can be expected on Nebraska Highway 50/South 144th Street/Millard Avenue from L Street to Nebraska Highway 370 through July 31, 2025. Traffic is restricted to one lane in each direction on Highway 50 at the Highway 370 interchange through the summer. Millard Avenue from U Street to South 144th Street is closed for pavement replacement until mid-August. Traffic will be detoured via South 144th and Q Streets.
Q Street between Magnolia and South 122nd Streets is restricted to one lane eastbound because of wall repair until Aug. 15. The intersection of Q and South 122nd Streets is restricted to one lane westbound because of utility work until Wednesday.
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Southeast (south of West Dodge Road and east of I-680/80)
Nighttime lane and bridge closures are occurring on I-80 between the 60th Street and 24th Street exits to allow for bridge repairs and resurfacing of the roadway until late fall.
Nighttime lane and ramp closures will occur between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m. on Interstate 80 between the 13th and 24th Street exits so workers can seal joints and repaint stripes for the rest of the summer.
The intersection of South 104th and V Streets is closed for street repair until Monday.
The eastbound curb lane on Center Street from South 50th Avenue to South 50th Street will be closed for concrete work until Aug. 16.
The eastbound curb lane on Douglas Street will be closed between 44th Street and Saddle Creek Road for construction through May 2025.
Varying lane restrictions are in place at the intersection of Saddle Creek Road and Leavenworth Street because of utility work and intersection improvements until Dec. 13.
Harney Street between South 38th and South 37th Streets is restricted to one lane eastbound for building construction until Aug. 30. South 37th Street between Farnam and Harney and Farnam between South 38th and South 37th Streets are also closed until Aug. 30 as part of the same project. South 38th between Farnam and Harney is closed until Aug. 15.
Eastbound traffic on Farnam Street between South 37th and South 33rd Streets will be shifted to the center lane for utility work to accommodate the new streetcar line until Aug. 15.
Leavenworth Street between South 30th and South 31st Streets will have lane restrictions eastbound for utility work until Aug. 14.
Farnam Street between South 19th and South 20th Streets will have varying lane restrictions because of fiber-optic line relocation to accommodate the new streetcar line until Aug. 20.
Westbound lane restrictions are in place on Farnam Street between South 17th and South 19th Streets because of utility work to accommodate the new streetcar line until Tuesday.
South 15th Street between Jones and Jackson Streets will have varying lane restrictions because of utility work until Wednesday.
South 14th Street is closed between Farnam and Douglas Streets, and curbside lanes are closed on Farnam, Douglas and South 15th Street because of construction of the new Mutual of Omaha tower until early 2026.
South 14th Street between Pacific and Mason Streets will be closed for utility work until Monday.
South 14th Street 140 feet north of Archer Avenue is closed because of utility work until Monday.
The southbound outside lane is restricted on South 13th Street between William and Pine Streets because of road construction until Sept. 6.
Around Sarpy & Cass Counties
The shoulder is closed and speed is reduced to 65 mph on I-80 between the Nebraska Highway 50/144th Street exit and the Platte River because of installation of a cable median barrier until Sept. 30.
The right lane is closed eastbound on U.S. Highway 34 between Nebraska Highway 1/Murray Road and Oak Hill Road south of Plattsmouth as part of expansion of the highway into a four-lane expressway until Nov. 1.
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Around Nebraska
Occasional lane closures will occur and the speed limit has been reduced because of road maintenance work on U.S. Highway 275 from U.S. Highway 77 near Fremont to East Meigs Street in Valley until October.
Head-to-head traffic is limited to 55 mph on U.S. Highway 30 between North Ridge Road and County Road 8 six to 18 miles west of Fremont until fall 2024.
Intermittent lane closures can be expected on Interstate 80 between Exit 388 (Crete) and Exit 395 (Northwest 48th Street) west of Lincoln while the highway is widened to six lanes and the Pleasant Dale interchange is reconstructed through November.
The right lane is closed and traffic is reduced to two lanes head-to-head on U.S. 30 between 30th and 14th Avenues in Columbus, for road construction, through fall 2024.
Traffic will run head-to-head and width restrictions will be in place on I-80 between mile markers 254 and 263 near Lexington and Kearney until spring 2026 while workers completely reconstruct the roadway, widen and rebuild four bridge decks, and replace ramps at the Elm Creek interchange. Work will take place in the eastbound lanes during 2024 and the westbound lanes during 2025.
Traffic will be restricted to one lane in each direction and run head-to-head in the westbound lanes of I-80 between Exits 237 (Lexington) and 248 (Overton) while the eastbound lanes are rebuilt through September.
Lane closures will occur and lane limits will be in place on Interstate 80 between Ogallala and Roscoe in western Nebraska for reconstruction of the roadway and a rest area, including installation of new pavement, drainage, lighting and guardrail, until fall 2026.
Around Council Bluffs & Iowa
The left lane of Interstate 680 between the Interstate 29 interchange and Exit 1 (130th Street) 2-3 miles east of Omaha in Iowa is closed for road construction until Sept. 19.
A lane is closed intermittently because of construction work on Interstate 480 between Exit 53B (U.S. Highway 6) and the Nebraska state line from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. on Sunday through Thursday, until Aug. 16. A lane is closed intermittently on I-29 between U.S. Highway 6 and Exit 55 (North 25th Street) during the same hours until Aug. 16.
Occasional nighttime lane and ramp closures may occur on I-80 at the Madison Avenue interchange through June 2026 while the interchange is being rebuilt. Both shoulders are closed through July 1, 2025. Lane restrictions are in place on Madison Avenue between Rue Street and Woodbury Avenue as part of the same project until April 30, 2025.
Intermittent lane closures will occur between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. on I-80 between Iowa Highway 906 and Exit 17 near Weston, Iowa, because of road construction until Aug. 16.
Avenue L between North 27th and North 28th Streets in Council Bluffs will be closed because of a storm sewer rehabilitation project until Nov. 30.
North 28th Street between Avenues M and N in Council Bluffs will be closed for water-main repairs until Aug. 31.
Lane restrictions are in place on Lawton Terrace between Oakland Avenue and Elder Street in Council Bluffs because of curb and gutter repairs until Aug. 16.
The Benton Street bridge over Indian Creek between Kanesville Road and East Broadway in Council Bluffs will be closed for rehabilitation and repair until Friday.
Head-to-head traffic is in place on Interstate 29 from Exit 1 (Iowa Highway 33 East) and Exit 10 (Iowa Highway 2) north of Hamburg because of road construction until Sept. 19. Iowa Highway 333 from I-29 to 274th Street near Hamburg also is closed for road construction until Aug. 15.
Head-to-head traffic is in place on U.S. Highway 34 between County Roads M37 and H34 through Red Oak because of road reconstruction until Aug. 14.
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