What was once a plan to breathe new life into and reduce traffic on 5th Street in Lincoln has become a smaller-scale maintenance project. 

Lincoln Mayor Tracy Welch indicates that all of the city's paperwork is completed, and they were waiting on agreements with the Union Pacific Railroad Company. Well, now that the agreement has been completed, things can keep moving forward. 

5th Street in Lincoln has been in disrepair for some time. Mayor Welch explains that while the original plan was to make the road wider, the costs became too expensive. Now the plan is to resurface the road and address drainage issues. 

The City of Lincoln Began working on the 5th Street Project in late 2024, and although they have faced delays, they have an estimated completion date of August.