Engineering
US Highway 275 Undercrossing Trail
Project Description:
Highway 275 is a very busy four-lane highway with trucks from Vulcraft/Nucor Cold Finish, Nebraska Public Power District, Associated Wholesale Grocers, Continental Products, Hiland Roberts, and the U.S. Postal Distribution Center located within a couple of miles along this corridor. The Nebraska Department of Transportation 2015 State Highway Traffic Map shows that there is an average of 8,890 vehicles that travel on Highway 275 through Norfolk each day including 1,286 heavy commercial vehicles. This trail will provide a safe route for walkers, runners, bicyclists, and others using the existing Levee Trail to cross U.S. Highway 275.
Project Schedule:
- A Request for Proposals Notice for Consulting Services was sent in September 2017
- The design process began in March 2018
- The project was in design in August 2018