New street closures beginning Monday will affect drivers’ commutes across Lincoln.
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Construction worker Vincent McIntyre uses a vacuum truck arm and pressure washer to dig a hole to locate underground utilities along O Street at 14th Street on Thursday. The city will host a block party at the intersection April 30 to promote businesses during street closures.
- ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
A worker uses a portable concrete saw on sidewalk near 17th and O streets Thursday. The city is reopening the bidding for the massive overhaul of the downtown O Street corridor after contractors raised questions about the process.
- ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
Project O Street construction
The City of Lincoln is making a major reinvestment along "O" Street and the surrounding blocks in the heart of downtown. The city will replace aging water mains, repair and resurface streets and sidewalks, and install new amenities along both "O" Street and the 14th Street Music District.
A worker digs a hole outside the University Square parking garage as Project O Street progresses on Thursday, April 16, 2026, on 14th and O Street(s) in downtown Lincoln.
- ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star
Workers make their way back to a tool trailer as Project O Street progresses on Thursday, April 16, 2026, on 14th and O Street(s) in downtown Lincoln.
- ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star
Construction worker Vincent McIntyre uses a vacuum truck arm and pressure washer to dig a hole to locate underground utilities along O Street at 14th Street on Thursday. The city will host a block party at the intersection April 30 to promote businesses during street closures.
- ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
Traffic flows past construction signage pictured on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at O Street and Centennial Mall in Lincoln.
- ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star
Trees at the intersection of O and South 14th street are removed as Project O street begins on Monday, April 6, 2026, in Lincoln.
- KENNETH FERRIERA,Journal Star
Traffic cones block off a westbound lane of O Street in downtown Lincoln as construction workers mark the road and sidewalks Monday.
- KENNETH FERRIERA, Journal Star
Traffic cones block off westbound lane on O street as construction workers mark the sidewalk and road on Monday, April 6, 2026, in Lincoln.
- KENNETH FERRIERA,Journal Star
A worker uses a portable concrete saw on sidewalk near 17th and O streets Thursday. The city is reopening the bidding for the massive overhaul of the downtown O Street corridor after contractors raised questions about the process.
- ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE, Journal Star
Caution tape sits bundled atop a reflective traffic pylon as workers use heavy machinery to move dirt on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, at 17th and O Street(s) in Lincoln.
- ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star
Workers use heavy machinery to move dirt on Thursday, Jan. 15, 2026, at 17th and O Street(s) in Lincoln.
- ARTHUR H. TRICKETT-WILE,Journal Star
