ROAD CLOSURES

Post date: Jun 28, 2011 10:0:52 PM

Updated road closures, 6/28/11

The Nebraska Department of Roads recommends using highways 77 and 81 to and from Kansas.

NDOR discourages use of Highway 75 because of major construction and lane restrictions. A minor accident on Highway 75 south of Nebraska City last week caused a traffic tie-up involving more than 100 vehicles.

Information regarding road closures can be found at www.roads.ne.gov/flood/.

For travelers eastbound on I-80 from points west of York, if you are intending to travel north on I-29 once you reach Council Bluffs, Iowa, the Department of Roads said it strongly suggests you take U.S. 81 north at York to I-90 in South Dakota. That will allow you to avoid all of the detour traffic in Iowa.

Nebraska 2 is closed from Nebraska City as it runs east into Iowa due to water completely covering Highway 2 on the Iowa side.

Highway 12 is closed east of Verdel to the Niobrara State Park Recreation Road. The state park is open.

Highway 12 is also closed one mile east of Niobrara to the Santee Spur (S-54D).

Highway 14/37 is closed from the junction with Highway 12 to the Nebraska-South Dakota border (Standing Bear Bridge). Highway 14 is open going south from the junction of Highway 12.

The U.S. 30 crossing from Blair to Iowa will temporarily close Wednesday at 8:30 a.m. The closure will be for approximately 48 hours, depending on equipment, weather, and other factors. The public will be notified when the road is reopened.

The Decatur Missouri River crossing to Iowa Highway175 is closed due to erosion of the bridge embankment on the Iowa side. Officials will evaluate the erosion and determine if mitigation work can be done to enable the bridge to reopen.

Highway 136 is closed from Brownville as it runs east into Missouri. This closure is due to water topping a levee on the Missouri side.

Highway 159 is closed from Rulo as it runs east into Missouri. Closure is due to a levee break on the Missouri side of Big Lake resulting in water over the road on the Missouri side.

I-680 into Iowa is closed north of Omaha due to I-680 in Iowa being covered by floodwaters.