FAQ's &
Frequently Requested Information

• The Department of Roads employs 2,200 people across the State of Nebraska.
  • For the last 18 years, we have maintained the same number of employees.
  • During that time the construction program increased from $107-million in 1981 to $347-million in 1999.
• In our work we use over 8,000 pieces of equipment, including:
  • snowplows.
  • motor graders.
  • dump trucks.
  • loaders.
• Throughout the state, NDOR occupies 610 buildings at 217 sites.
  • Design work and administrative support are provided at the central headquarters in Lincoln.
  • Construction and maintenance operations are managed and conducted in the Eight Field Districts - which are the focus of the Department's operations.

   

  

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• The State of Nebraska has approximately 96,000 miles of highways and public roads.
  • The Nebraska Department of Roads maintains about 10,000 miles on the state highway system.
  • Interstate highways include 482 miles.
  • View Nebraska Road Reports & Travel Info.
• Nebraska has 531 municipalities and 93 counties.
  • They are responsible for public roads not on the state highway system.
• Interstate 80 is one of the two most heavily traveled transcontinental highways in the United States. The Interstate is linked to about three-quarters of the estimated $2.8 billion that travelers spent last year in Nebraska.
• On an average non-summer day, more than 15,000 vehicles pass on I-80 by Overton, about midway across the state. In the summer, the daily average surges to more than 20,000.
• Of the main east-west routes, only I-40 carries as much traffic. Interstate 70 sees about 12,600 a day on average during the summer in western Kansas, while Interstate 90 logs about 7,500 across western South Dakota.

Traffic Volume in Nebraska

• Link to Traffic Flow Maps and other Traffic Flow Data
• The state highway system carries 63.8 percent of all the vehicle miles of travel in the state.
• The vast mileage of county roads carries 13.8 percent of the travel.
• Municipal streets carry the remaining 22.4 percent.
• 85.5% of heavy trucks travel on Nebraska's state highway system.

Biking/Hiking Route Planning, and General Trail Info

For brochures, maps, and other info, e-mail the State Bicycle Coordinator.

• NE Bicycle Guide
  
• NE Hiking & Biking Trails
  
• Nebraska Trails Council
  
• US Rails to Trails Info