OMAHA, Neb. —

Thousands of drivers take Interstate 80 every day.

On eastbound I-80, there are new lane restrictions from about Harrison to L streets. This project will only take about a month.

Eastbound I-80 project update

But on westbound I-80, it's an entirely different story.

Drivers have been experiencing a commute conundrum for months.

In March, the typically three-lane stretch of westbound I-80 from Q to 144th streets was reduced to two lanes, creating intense morning and evening traffic jams.

NDOT's construction engineer for District Two, Barbara Gerbino-Bevins, said backups there aren't unique; they existed even before restrictions, which prompted the project.

"If you drove that every day before the project, you knew that there was a backup there every single day," Bevins s

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