Construction Magazine March 2017 | Page 98

NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ROADS
The Discovery Bridge connecting Nebraska and South Dakota over the Missouri River by Yankton
houses 800 employees with an additional 1,400 staff spread throughout NDOR ’ s eight districts . “ A lot can depend on geography ,” says Schneweis . “ It ’ s a rural state with 1.9m people living in a small geographical circle , our districts deal with a wide variety of issues .”
NDOR ’ s program management and project delivery teams work closely with the districts to manage asset preservation and modernization needs and back in October , NDOR announced eight capital improvement projects for funding from the Next 10 BNA and the TIA .
This $ 300m commitment is part of the ongoing effort to finish the Expressway System and create a transportation network capable of supporting continued economic growth . The announcement included twelve projects selected
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