Highway Department approves Hwy 8 modification

Members of the Superior City Council learned Monday evening that the Nebraska Department of Roads had approved the city’s plan to improve access to the Superior East Elevator operated by the Aurora Cooperative.

Last week the Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad replaced the crossing. Ties salvaged from that project will be used to construct retaining walls needed to stabilize a widened corner.

The highway department has approved the city plan to expand the turning radius off of Highway 8 twenty-five feet to the east and west. This will eliminate what has been a 90-degree turn off of the highw...