Work Has Begun On US-281 Chambers To O’Neill

Weather permitting, work has begun on US-281 from Chambers to O'Neill, Reference Post 165.5 to Reference Post 182.97, according to the Department of Transportation.

Monarch Oil of Omaha has the $739,329 contract. Work will include paving driving lanes as well as fog sealing shoulders and approaches. Traffic will be maintained with flaggers and pilot cars. The anticipated completion is July 2018.

The Department's project manager is Carl Hart of Ainsworth. Motorists are asked to drive cautiously through construction zones.