State Street Closure Scheduled for June 1 as Part of Claude Road/Diers Avenue Improvement Project

May 27, 2026 / Spencer Schubert Communications Manager City of GI

Grand Island, Neb. — The City of Grand Island Public Works Department is announcing that a closure of State Street from U.S. Highway 281 to Lawrence Lane/Overland Drive will start on Monday, June 1.

The State Street detour route will be maintained on US Highway 281, Capital Avenue, Webb Road and 13th Street. This phase of State Street is anticipated to be complete and open to traffic by August 31.

This project is part of the overall Claude Road/Diers Avenue improvements of several roadways in Grand Island. It’s anticipated that these projects will occur over several years at a pace dictated by budgets, development growth and need. A Claude Road extension from just north of Faidley Avenue to State Street, which has been completed, was the major focus of this project.

Claude Road was built with plans to build several connections to Diers Avenue guided by an existing concept plan. This project allows for improvements to the Diers Avenue corridor intended to control access and improve traffic performance and safety. These Diers Avenue improvements are the second component to this project.

Also associated with this project is the potential for improvements to the Highway 281 and Highway 30 corridors adjacent to other project areas. These improvements would focus on creating north and southbound left-turn lane offsets as well as right turn lanes to exit from the highway.

The State Street project includes a concrete curb and gutter roadway section along with sidewalk, traffic control, drainage and all other associated improvements needed to complete the project. On May 11, 2026, the Grand Island City Council awarded the State Street construction contract to Van Kirk Bros.Contracting of Sutton, Neb. for $2,888,826.44. For more information on the roadway projects, and other Public Works projects, visit the projects webpage at https://www.grand-island.com/2026plannedprojects, or call the Public Works Department at (308) 385-5455. For any media inquiries, please contact Grand Island

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