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LogDog75

(1,213 posts) Wed Feb 25, 2026, 11:41 AM 5 hrs ago

Watch sinkhole in Omaha trap cars and drivers

Last edited Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:35 PM - Edit history (1)

What's interesting about this video is the fairly straight lines around the sinkhole. If you look closely, the sink holes follow the painted line where cars are supposed to stop, the painted line for the lane, and along the curb. If you go to the 12 second mark in the video, you can see a rectangular area under the truck as well as as the back end of the area extended behind the car. This tells me there was some repair work done there recently and it wasn't repaired correctly.

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c2k8nvy77jqo

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Watch sinkhole in Omaha trap cars and drivers (Original Post) LogDog75 5 hrs ago OP

Definitely bad repair work UpInArms 5 hrs ago #1

The water main break caused the collapse which caused the water main break dalton99a 5 hrs ago #2

Holy moly,those folks were freaking lucky! mwmisses4289 3 hrs ago #3

I hope the city buys them new vehicles Mysterian 3 hrs ago #4

Direct link to video: erronis 24 min ago #5

UpInArms

(54,622 posts)

1. Definitely bad repair work

Reply to LogDog75 (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 12:09 PM

5 hrs ago

That would have terrified me to be in one of those vehicles

dalton99a

(93,289 posts)

2. The water main break caused the collapse which caused the water main break

Reply to LogDog75 (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 12:11 PM

5 hrs ago

Omaha police said Pacific Street is closed from 67th to 63rd Streets.

"As our investigation continues, it appears the water main break was caused by the collapsed concrete panels. Our crews have been on site through the night making repairs, which will continue today," the Metropolitan Utilities District said in a statement.

However, Omaha Public Works said "all indications are the water main break caused the collapse. A water main break is the only thing that can cause the scale of a void that led to the pavement collapse."

https://www.ketv.com/article/omaha-water-main-break-sinkhole-investigation/70494374

mwmisses4289

(3,754 posts)

3. Holy moly,those folks were freaking lucky!

Reply to LogDog75 (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:04 PM

3 hrs ago

Austin Rowser, city engineer with Omaha Public Works, said during a press conference Wednesday that the void under the sinkhole is 30 by 50 feet wide and 10 to 15 feet deep.

Mysterian

(6,294 posts)

4. I hope the city buys them new vehicles

Reply to LogDog75 (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 02:15 PM

3 hrs ago

Must be totalled.

erronis

(23,385 posts)

5. Direct link to video:

Reply to LogDog75 (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 05:00 PM

24 min ago

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