LINCOLN- The city of Lincoln said voters should pat themselves on the back for passing the quarter-cent sales tax that was passed three years ago for motorists. Lincoln Mayor Gaylor Baird said the city is reducing potholes, dips, and cracks so that cars do not have to swerve on roads and in residential areas.

In the third year of the program, called Lincoln On The Move, sales tax dollars pumped an additional $16.8 million into street improvements this year — part of a $42 million investment since the program began. In total, city officials anticipate the program will generate nearly $94 million before it expires in late 2025.

Since the program began, it has helped fund 40 projects and nearly 114 lane miles of improvements or new streets. The extension of the tax will likely be up to Lincoln's next mayor. The city has invested $167 million on street repairs in the past three years with 20% of that coming from the tax.

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