Nebraska's ongoing Interstate 80 six-lane expansion project will extend farther west of Lincoln in 2026, according to a draft of the Department of Transportation's plan for future statewide projects the state submitted to federal administrators last month.
Looking west, cars drive along Interstate 80 on July 10, 2023, near Lincoln. Two projects to expand a 17-mile stretch of I-80 to six lanes, from Northwest 56th Street in Lincoln to Seward, is part of a long-term plan to make I-80 six lanes from Lincoln to Grand Island.Â
The interstate was closed near Gothenburg and Cozad on Thursday afternoon as firefighters got the blaze under control.
PhotoFiles: Interstate 80 dedication in 1961
Interstate 80 opening
Jane Munn of Waverly waves enthusiastically to Gov. Frank Morrison's motorcade as it moves toward ribbon-cutting ceremonies marking the opening of Interstate 80 between Omaha and Lincoln. August 11, 1961.
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Interstate 80, Gretna
In this file photo, men work on the new Interstate 80 interstate overpass for Nebraska 63 near Gretna on July 23, 1958. A future I-80 interchange at 192nd Street in Sarpy County has Gretna and Papillion struggling to come up with an agreement to share land.
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Interstate 80, Lincoln
Twelve miles of Interstate 80 under construction near Lincoln. "Dirt now, but paved soon  that's the status of Nebraska's interstate highway. This segment is located a few miles outside the city." August 1959.
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Interstate 80 dedication
August 12, 1961, marked the dedication of the 52 mile stretch of interstate highway linking Nebraska's two largest cities, Lincoln and Omaha. As some 300 persons cheered at the Greenwood interchange, Gov. Frank Morrison snipped a red ribbon crossing the double highway at 3:35 that Friday afternoon. The ribbon was stretched across both east and west bound lanes, with the dignitaries seated on the flatbed truck drawn up in the median.
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Interstate 80 dedication
August 12, 1961, marked the dedication of the 52 mile stretch of interstate highway linking Nebraska's two largest cities, Lincoln and Omaha. As some 300 persons cheered at the Greenwood interchange, Gov. Frank Morrison snipped a red ribbon crossing the double highway at 3:35 that Friday afternoon. The ribbon was stretched across both east and west bound lanes, with the dignitaries seated on the flatbed truck drawn up in the median.
Looking west, cars drive along Interstate 80 on July 10, 2023, near Lincoln. Two projects to expand a 17-mile stretch of I-80 to six lanes, from Northwest 56th Street in Lincoln to Seward, is part of a long-term plan to make I-80 six lanes from Lincoln to Grand Island.Â
