LINCOLN – The Nebraska Department of Transportation expects work to begin soon on Highway 50 north of Tecumseh and County Road G southwest of Palmyra.

The Highway 50 work is scheduled to begin April 1. Constructor’s Inc. has a $6.2 million contract for paving five miles beginning at the south end of Tecumseh.

Traffic will be maintained with signals, pilot car and flaggers. Completion is anticipated in fall of 2021.

Work is scheduled to begin on Road G in Otoe County on March 29.

JMN Construction has a $1 million contract for grading and installation of box culverts near Palmyra from southwest First Street to Road 4. Work is scheduled for completion in the summer of 2021.