I-80 at Odessa with traffic being diverted due to construction, (Brian Neben, Central Nebraska Today)
NEBRASKA — The Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) plans to contract 92 projects impacting 560 miles of highway and 83 bridges in 2026.
The Program, released this week, is outlined in the NDOT fiscal year 2026 Surface Transportation Program Book. It specifies how NDOT
plans to preserve, modernize and improve the safety of the state transportation system.
The 2026 Program is valued at $722 million and lists state system projects in each of NDOT’s geographical districts projected for construction within the next six years. Each year, NDOT announces an updated construction program that takes projects from the five-year planning forecast and moves them into the one-year construction program. The number of projects, funded through state and federal
highway user taxes and fees, is dependent on available funding, project readiness and condition of the asset. The Program does not include Aeronautics, Broadband or local system related construction.
A relatively new addition to the Program Book is the inclusion of multiple projects leveraging alternative delivery. This is the second year NDOT has identified projects that will benefit from early contractor involvement for delivery through collaborative methods.
Examples of the 92 new projects (contracts) include:
• Complete the US-275 Expressway corridor between Norfolk and Omaha
• Progress on the Expressway system connecting Minatare to US 385 along US Highway 26 (US-26) and Nebraska Link 62A (L-62A)
• Expand and improve Interstate 680 (I-680) Pacific to Dodge Street in the Omaha metro
• Improve more than 40 miles of Interstate from Lincoln to west of Kimball
• Install Cable Median Guardrail on the Interstate between Giltner and Hampton exits in Hamilton County
NDOT encourages communities to stay engaged through the Nebraska Infrastructure Hub at ndot.info/infrastructure to learn about opportunities to move transportation projects forward through federal discretionary funding.
The 2026-2031 Nebraska Surface Transportation Program and an interactive GIS map are now available at ndot.info/program-book
