LINCOLN- The Legislature's Revenue Committee on Thursday authorized Sen. Mike Flood of Norfolk to prepare a legislative proposal that would give authority to the governor to commit up to $1 billion to accelerate highway construction in the state. The proposal emerged during an executive session discussion on LB542. LB543 is a bill introduced by Sen. Lynne Walz of Fremont which would authorize $400 million in highway bond financing to speed construction of the state's expressway system. The major push to get this construction done is the hope to better connect the state's major communities.

There are multiple incomplete highway stretches across the state even after U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer won enactment of legislation to speed up highway construction in 2011. The Nebraska Department of Transportation opposed the bill at the public hearing.

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