Rural mailbox requirements passed

Senators gave final approval April 9 to a bill updating mailbox location requirements along highways.

LB757, introduced by Papillion Sen. Jim Smith, relaxes the requirement that a mailbox be placed 1 foot outside the shoulder line of a highway. The bill also removes the requirement that the state Department of Roads regulate Nebraska’s diminishing wayside, or picnic, areas.

Finally, the bill repeals an outdated county roads numbering system in favor of the more modern E-911 road numbering system.

Senators passed the bill on a 46-0 vote.