Kurt Mossberg, district engineer for NDOT District 7, told the Highway Commission that the district completed a broad slate of preservation and construction work in 2025 and outlined the projects programmed for fiscal year 2026.

Mossberg said District 7 completed 104 miles of resurfacing in 2025, replaced five bridges and carried out targeted safety and intersection improvements on routes including U.S. 6 and U.S. 34. He described work on a 7.3‑mile resurfacing project on U.S. 6/34 near Minden and an adjacent 8.1‑mile project that included concrete repairs, resurfacing and two right‑turn lane improvements at the Highway 10 junction in Minden. Mossberg said crews also removed an out‑of‑service rail crossing east of Beaver City to smooth the roadway surface there.

The presentation covered maintenance and preservation volumes for the year: nearly 100 miles of chip seal, roughly 69 miles of crack sealing and about 15,000 tons of hot‑mix asphalt placed for longer‑lasting repairs. Mossberg described the district’s "28‑foot" roadway strategy in rural segments to reduce run‑off‑the‑road crashes and said shoulder reconstruction and the addition of shoulder rumble strips are part of that work.

On the FY26 one‑year program, Mossberg pointed to the program book map (page 35) showing segments scheduled for letting this year. He highlighted multiple resurfacing segments and several bridge preservation or replacement efforts on U.S. 6/34 and U.S. 283, noting most work will be done under traffic with temporary signals or flagging where needed.

Mossberg also updated the commission on the Macook–North Platte "Super 2" corridor, a multi‑project program that adds periodic passing lanes to improve safety and mobility on a high‑truck, rolling‑terrain route. He said the corridor comprises six projects that together will provide 16 passing lanes; 11 of those lanes will be in use after recent completions. For a recent Wellfleet South project he described using large concrete box culverts and advance grading to shorten the period when traffic must be reduced to one lane and a temporary signal during bridge work.

The presentation included photos of before‑and‑after pavement conditions, intersection radius improvements in Minden, and examples of culvert and bridge preservation work. Mossberg closed by reiterating the district’s strategy of ‘‘right repair on the right road at the right time’’ and noting public appreciation for the investments.

Questions from commissioners were limited and no formal vote was required for the presentation.