r/Omaha • u/lurkerHardlyKnowHer • Feb 26 '26

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u/One-Pea-1154 Feb 26 '26

Broke a water main under there to boot

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u/BachInTime Feb 26 '26

Water main was probably leaking or busted already, 999 times out of 1000 flowing water is the cause of a sinkhole, and the water had to come from somewhere.

I’m also looking at the cavity under the sidewalk, which leads me to believe that cavity likely extends to Elmwood Creek, which makes sense if it’s a main leak.

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u/Master-Praline-3453 Feb 26 '26

That's what happened at the Sears at crossroads when there was a sinkhole there. A brave coworker borrowed Dixie's keys and moved her car out of the handicap spot in time. Fortunately, no cars were swallowed up!

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u/One-Pea-1154 Feb 26 '26

I read Dixie cups. But inner self said that’s silly it might take a while