Nebraska residents will have a chance to say which major highway projects they consider most important as the state plans its next wave of improvements.
In January, the state Department of Roads will hold four public hearings on how best to invest an estimated $600 million that will be available for the next wave of highway projects under the Build Nebraska Act, a 2011 law that set aside a quarter-cent of the state sales tax for road construction.
The first decade of projects — which include the Lincoln South Beltway and widening Interstate 80 west of Lincoln — have already been scheduled, started or completed.
Next month's hearings will address projects that would begin in 2023 or beyond.
Lincoln-area possibilities include the East Beltway, widening Interstate 80 in Seward and York counties and a new I-80/I-180 interchange. Those projects are already under consideration by the Roads Department, but new projects could join the list as well, the department said in a Monday news release.
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The hearings all run from 5-7 p.m., and will take place in four cities.
* Alliance, Jan. 12, Knight Museum & Sandhills Center, 908 Yellowstone Ave.
* Lexington, Jan. 14, Lexington Public Library, 907 N. Washington St.
* Columbus, Jan. 19, Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 524 E. 23rd St.
* Ashland, Jan. 21, Strategic Air Command & Aerospace Museum, 28210 W. Park Highway.
The Roads Department plans to announce which projects are selected sometime in summer 2016.
Read more about projects under consideration at .