The construction project on Jeffers Street known as 1st-6th Street, North Platte is behind schedule.

Due to many factors, construction will not be completed this year. The project will continue into the 2016 construction season.

The northbound lanes, sidewalk, and associated work will be completed this 2015 construction season.

The southbound lanes will be reconstructed next year beginning in the spring. The Contractor will be required to provide any temporary surfacing to ensure Jeffers Street will be open to normal traffic at the end of this season for the winter. Construction projects are allotted “working days” which are charged each day Monday through Friday when weather allows.

Additional days may be granted when work is added to the project. Currently, the project has used approximately 70% of the working days and is 40% complete, based on monetary values. If a project over-runs the allotted working days, a monetary damage is assessed to the contractor for each day over-ran.

This project may be subject to monetary damage assessment depending on the 2016 construction progress. Please note that the work on the southbound lanes has fewer utilities to contend with and work should progress faster than the current northbound lanes.