Century-old pipe causes street damage, lane closure on 40th Street in south Lincoln

LINCOLN, Neb. (KOLN) – Street damage on 40th Street near Normal Boulevard will disrupt traffic over the next several days.

Lincoln Transportation and Utilities (LTU) said Tuesday that crews inspected a hole and blocked off the area with cones.

LTU said the hole that developed was due to a utility settlement from a 100-year-old stormwater pipe. Over the years, this area had settlement that undermined the pavement, resulting in the hole…

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