After many delays, the new Plattsmouth bridge is scheduled to open Oct. 22, creating a shorter four-lane link from I-29 to the south Omaha suburbs. There are stories from the Omaha World-Herald, WOWT, and KMA Radio.
After the bridge is complete, traffic will enter/exit Iowa on US 34 via Sarpy County instead of Cass County.
The Glenwood Opinion-Tribune says the redone I-29/US 34 interchange itself could open today. (Weather permitting, it says, but at least the rain was parked over central and eastern Iowa instead of western.) The six-ramp interchange replaces a diamond and has longer ramps. The O-T also looked at what the new connection can mean for southwest Iowa.