OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – City officials updated the media on the Pacific Street sinkhole at noon on Wednesday.
Omaha City Engineer Austin Rowser, who also serves at the assistant public works director, said the cause of the sink hole is likely due to an underground pressurized water leak.
“Ultimately it comes down to erosion because all pavement as you know, it’s not built to stand on its own, it has to have the support from the soil underneath it,” said Rowser…