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Omaha mayor shares update on sinkhole near streetcar construction route at 38th and Farnam
City attorneys and the owner are negotiating repairs or demolition as streetcar work remains paused and the cause of the sinkhole is still under investigation.
Negotiations underway: The city's attorneys are in negotiations with the property owner's attorneys, and the property owner's engineers have been given two options repair the building or demolish it and clear the rubble so streetcar construction can continue. Cause still unknown: The city has not yet determined what caused the sinkhole, but says contractors will be billed through their insurance if they are found to be at fault. Construction hal…