108th Between Q And Harrison

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What Do You Think 108th Street Between Q and Harrison Should Be Widened To?

3 lanes (2 + center turn)
2
40%
4 lanes (2 in both directions with no center turn)
1
20%
Nothing, leave it alone
2
40%
 
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mrsticka
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108th Between Q And Harrison

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It's currently 2 lanes (1 north, 1 south). If this section were to be widened, what should it be widened to?
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Re: 108th Between Q And Harrison

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I don't really mind the way it is. I've driven through it at all hours when I had a friend who lived over there and never really had a problem. There's lanes to turn right and anyone turning left never backs up traffic long enough to cause a problem from what I've experienced.

There's other places in the city that need to be widened first, IMO.
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Re: 108th Between Q And Harrison

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mrsticka wrote:It's currently 2 lanes (1 north, 1 south).  If this section were to be widened, what should it be widened to?
I'm pretty sure the TIP says it's supposed to be widened to five lanes (2 north, 2 south, center turn lane) here in a few years.
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Re: 108th Between Q And Harrison

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I'm rather pseudo nostolgic about this... I used to work at 108th Harrison in the late 70's, and it is one stretch of W.O. That looks the same as it did then... :P
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Re: 108th Between Q And Harrison

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Traffic isn't bad on 108th South of Q, even during rush hour. it doesn't need to be expanded at this time.
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Re: 108th Between Q And Harrison

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I looked it up and according to the 2014 TIP, it will be a divided four lane road, with construction currently scheduled for 2017 (pg 42 in http://www.mapacog.org/images/stories/T ... AL_web.pdf" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;)
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Re: 108th Between Q And Harrison

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Well, okay. I used to live off 108th. Turn onto V, then left onto X right after and the third house on the left was mine-10827 X Street was the address.

Anyway, here in Lincoln, there are many streets that are 2 + center turn so that's why I asked. I figured that since Omaha's bigger, they might want to do that on a majority of their 2 lane streets. But I'm wrong.

Just because it's like that in Lincoln doesn't mean it has to be in Omaha.
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