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Public Affairs

Public Affairs

Media Relations

Phone: 402.479.4512

Cell: 402.450.9537

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Communication Division Head: Vacant

Responsible for providing public and media relations coordination, external customer service, communication and publications planning, writing and editing assistance, and information programs and projects coordination for NDOT. Services include the preparation and distribution of timely public information through:

  • News releases
  • Publications
  • Brochures
  • Newsletters
  • Multimedia
  • The "Roadrunner," a bi-monthly employee directed newsletter
  • Providing assistance to agency management and staff for internal and external communication of timely, relevant information
  • Public awareness campaigns for highway safety and timely public issues
  • Planning, coordinating and producing the Nebraska state travel map
  • Language Line Service/Language Identification Card
  • Goals Poster

 

Public Involvement & External Affairs

Phone: 402.479.4871

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Public Involvement Supervisor: Tony Bui

Public Involvement Staff:

  • Sarah Fisher
  • Sierra Luhn
  • Emily Schweitzer

Coordinating with key NDOT staff, the Nebraska Highway Commission, and with local officials the planning, scheduling, and conducting of public hearings/meetings for proposed highway projects. This includes:

  • Logistics for all meeting locations.
  • Preparing and placing hearing advertisements and public notices.
  • Preparing hearing formats and handout materials.
  • Operating the public address system and recording equipment.
  • Preparing and distributing hearing/meeting transcripts/records.
  • Maintaining/archiving official record of NDOR public hearings.
  • Provides staffing to the State Highway Commission, with support from Communication Division personnel.
  • Helps coordinate NDOT’s public involvement process.

 

Business Center

The NDOT Media Center provides information, materials, and resources that support the mission, programs, and research of the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Our unique collection features transportation and engineering publications from federal and state transportation agencies, such as FHWA, AASHTO, TRB, the Nebraska Transportation Center, Mid-America Transportation Center, and Midwest Roadside Safety Facility, as well as other state DOTs. Additionally, the media center serves as the clearinghouse for NDOT publications. We provide assistance navigating state and national databases. The general public is welcome, but services may be limited.

Phone: 402.479.4316

Email: ndot.commsupport@nebraska.gov

Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Librarian: Denise Matulka

Online Library Catalog

Services:

  • Research assistance
  • Interlibrary loan
  • Conference phones, easels, flip charts
  • Access to state and national databases
  • Computers for research and catalog access
  • Highway maps from other states

Collection:

  • Safety videos/DVDs
  • AASHTO, FHWA, and TRB publications
  • Technical and research reports
  • Professional and reference books
  • Trade and industry publications
  • DOR annual reports dating back to 1895 and other Nebraska and roads-related historical publications.

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