NORTH PLATTE – According to Gary Thayer at the Nebraska Department of Roads, U.S. Hwy 30 between North Platte and Maxwell is currently dry. Thayer says that his department has been working with Union Pacific Railroad to increase the amount of protection against high levels along the North Platte River for both the highway and rail lines that run parallel. The work is nearing completion and Thayer says that the highway should reopen next week, possibly as early as Monday.