OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Northwest Omaha neighbors share mixed opinions on 108th Street’s redesign from four lanes to three with bike lanes nearly six months after completion.
- Last August, the city re-striped 108th Street from Emmet to Fort, converting the roadway from four lanes to three.
- The city says average speeds have dropped 5 to 14 percent since the redesign.
- The city plans to update its traffic counts this spring and summer, including cyclist data, to determine how many people are actively using the bike lanes.
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A road redesign on 108th Street in northwest Omaha has sparked mixed reactions from neighbors nearly six months after its completion.
Last August, the city re-striped 108th Street from Emmet to Fort, converting the roadway from four lanes to three: one lane in each direction with a center turn lane and new bike lanes. The mile-and-a-half project is part of Omaha’s Vision Zero plan aimed at reducing traffic crashes…