Nebraska governor’s offices temporarily relocating during Capitol construction

LINCOLN — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen, Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly and other executive branch personnel will be moving from the State Capitol due to continued construction in the building. 

The move is part of phase four of heating, ventilation and air conditioning upgrades in the Capitol, which has focused on different quadrants in the building. Now it’s time for offices on the first and second floors on the northeast side of the building to temporarily relocate. 

Pillen, Kelly and their respective offices will move to 1526 K St., one block north of the Capitol. This includes offices of the governor’s and lieutenant governor’s communications, scheduling, boards and commissions, administrative staff and security detail.

“We knew the time would come when we would have to vacate the Capitol,” Pillen said in a statement. “I love the history and the architecture and being able to point out all the unique features to guests and visitors. We will be displaced for a while, but the Capitol Commission will be working diligently to return our offices to working order as quickly as possible.”

The governor’s reception area and hearing room will also close, and the governor’s budget and policy and research offices have moved from the first floor of the Capitol to the 11th, 12th and 13th floors in the building.

Contact information for the Governor’s Office will remain the same, which can be found here. Phase four construction is expected to continue through November 2024.

“The objective is to get the work done on that wing as quickly as possible, so the Governor and his staff are not displaced for very long,” said Brett Dougherty, acting administrator of the Capitol Commission, in a statement.