Keep It Current

 

This project will involve the removal of the existing Hillside Drive culvert and the section of road from Maenner Drive to Cole Creek Drive. The project will improve stream capacity, protect property next to the creek, and reduce flood risk to upstream properties and public rights-of-way.  Improvements to the stream will include shifting the creek slightly west at Hillside along with bank stabilization measures that together will help to mitigate unsafe conditions caused by steep, eroding banks and help to protect private properties and local infrastructure. It will also include a pedestrian bridge that crosses the creek at Hillside Drive.

 

In the Spring of 2024, there were numerous intense thunderstorms that caused significant damage to the Hillside culvert and street.  The street was closed to traffic due to this damage.  In late July 2024, the City implemented temporary measures to manage runoff from Hillside Drive, stabilize the site, and remove the street until the permanent project can be completed.  Tree removal along the creek will begin in November 2026 with some utility work occurring after.  Construction is anticipated to start in the Spring of 2027.

Andy Szatko

Project Manager, City of Omaha

402-444-5220