The Nebraska Department of Roads (NDOR) will withdraw the Highway 12, Section 404, permit application for reconstruction east and west of Niobrara Nebraska.
NDOR District Three Engineer Kevin Domogalla says the public doesn’t support the plan……

The alternative would shift the existing highway south, within the Missouri River Valley, to a location along the earthen bluff. The project would reconstruct about 12 miles of existing Highway 12 east and west of Niobrara and raise the highway elevation to provide a permanent transportation solution and protect it against future flooding.
Domogalla says there was no support to move the highway to the bluff location….

Domogalla says it is a tough location to route a highway…..

The rising waters of Lewis & Clark Lake have forced the road to be rebuilt several times. Domogalla says they will work with the Corps to find an alternative solution along existing Highway 12 that would solve the problem of reoccurring flooding along the existing highway.