LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Starting this Sunday, Aug. 18, Lincoln Transportation and Utilities will be closing portions of 56th street for utility work by Lincoln Electric System.
Between 3 and 9 p.m., the intersection of 56th and Pioneers Boulevard will be closed.
LTU recommends taking the following detours to avoid the closure:
- Northbound traffic: Van Dorn Street to 48th Street to Nebraska Parkway
- Southbound traffic: Nebraska Parkway to 48th Street to Van Dorn Street
- Eastbound traffic: 48th Street to Normal Boulevard to 70th Street
- Westbound traffic: 70th Street to Old Cheney Road to Nebraska Parkway to 48th Street
Then throughout next week, daily closures will also occur on 56th street starting at 8 a.m. The roads will reopen when work is finished in the evening.
Those closures will be as follows:
- Monday, Aug. 19: 56th Street between “A” and South streets. The recommended detour is “A” Street to 48th Street to South Street.
- Tuesday, Aug. 20: A southbound lane of 56th Street between South and Van …