The following is a list of projects in Nebraska awarded grant funds by USDOT under the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, beginning in 2022.

 

City of York awarded $15.6M RAISE grant for Project Access York

August 2022: 10-mile trail expansion, pedestrian overpass over US-81, and safety improvements for school crossings and curb cuts. More info available from USDOT.

 

City of Lincoln awarded $23.6M RAISE grant for StarTran’s bus transfer station

August 2022: New bus transfer station to provide riders and drivers with a modern transportation hub. More info available from USDOT.

 

City of Bellevue awarded $440K Bridge Investment Program grant to replace Fort Crook Road Bridge

October 2022: Planning grant to help determine the timeline, total costs, and related issues to replace parallel bridges built in 1956 and 1973. More info available from USDOT.

 

$2.65M in Safe Streets and Roads for All grants awarded to 8 Nebraska communities

February 2023: The communities of Beatrice, Lincoln, Madison, Norfolk, North Platte, Sidney, Waverly, and the Omaha-Council Bluffs Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA) received individual awards ranging from $200K to $750K to assist in the development of Safety Action Plans focused on preventing death and serious injury on or along roadways.  More info available from USDOT.

 

MAPA named as Thriving Communities Program recipient

April 2023: USDOT will provide two years of no-cost intensive technical assistance to help identify, develop, and deliver transportation projects along the North Freeway in Omaha that have long been burdened by the impacts of transportation bisection, displacement, and redlining of disadvantaged communities.  More info available from USDOT.

 

Omaha Tribe of Nebraska awarded $2M RAISE grant

June 2023: Planning grant to complete planning and design for fifteen transportation improvements focused on vehicle and pedestrian safety, ADA compliance, connectivity, water runoff, erosion mitigation, and economic and housing access. More info available from USDOT.

 

City of Omaha receives $2M RAISE grant

June 2023: Planning grant to complete a planning study for Ames Avenue, from 72nd ST to Florence BLVD, to identify multimodal safety improvements. More info available from USDOT.