For Immediate Release from the Nebraska Department of Transportation
May 22, 2025 (Ainsworth, NE) Weather permitting, work will begin on Tuesday, May 27, on Hwy 12, from Butte to Spencer, from reference post 113.99 to reference post 123.24, according to the Nebraska Department of Transportation.
Knife River Midwest of Sioux City, IA is the prime contractor for this project. Work will include culvert repairing, milling, asphalt paving, and seeding operations. Lanes will temporarily be reduced to single lanes for the daily paving operations. Traffic will be maintained with flaggers, a pilot car, and AFAD’s (automated flagging assistance device). Anticipated completion is late June.
Motorists are reminded to drive cautiously in and near work zones, to buckle up, and to put phones down.
