Highway 133 between Blair, Omaha now has four lanes

Highway 133 became a four-lane divided highway Friday after state officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony.Blair's mayor, Jim Ralph, said that the highway between Omaha and Blair was unacceptably dangerous for years."We killed at least 1 person every year out here and a lot of them were our citizens," Ralph said.The hope was the now four-lane highway will help put an end to those deadly accidents."It's going to be a little tougher to have head on collisions now," Ralph said.The expanded highway also had city officials excited for economic expansion."It just opens up a whole bunch of new opportunities," said Jordan Rishel with the Blair Area Chamber of Commerce. "We have a lot of locally owned, family owned businesses so we think that will be great. Hopefully welcoming some new businesses and then just kind of see what can develop along this corridor here. Maybe bring some new housing developments or new businesses out this way."Crews were putting the finishing touches on the highway over the weekend, but come Monday the roadway would be open.You can watch the ribbon cutting on Alex Alecci's Facebook page here: Alex Alecci Wx

Highway 133 became a four-lane divided highway Friday after state officials held a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Blair's mayor, Jim Ralph, said that the highway between Omaha and Blair was unacceptably dangerous for years.


"We killed at least 1 person every year out here and a lot of them were our citizens," Ralph said.

The hope was the now four-lane highway will help put an end to those deadly accidents.

"It's going to be a little tougher to have head on collisions now," Ralph said.

The expanded highway also had city officials excited for economic expansion.

"It just opens up a whole bunch of new opportunities," said Jordan Rishel with the Blair Area Chamber of Commerce. "We have a lot of locally owned, family owned businesses so we think that will be great. Hopefully welcoming some new businesses and then just kind of see what can develop along this corridor here. Maybe bring some new housing developments or new businesses out this way."

Crews were putting the finishing touches on the highway over the weekend, but come Monday the roadway would be open.



You can watch the ribbon cutting on Alex Alecci's Facebook page here: Alex Alecci Wx