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Streetcar concrete pouring near Capitol Loop mainline track
Crews pouring concrete over tracks near 10th St. between Dodge and Capitol Avenue
JUST A LITTLE BIT. BACK TO YOU THIS MORNING, A MILESTONE IN THE STREET CAR PROJECT. CREWS ARE POURING CONCRETE AROUND THAT FIRST PERMANENT SECTION OF THE TRACK. KETV NEWSWATCH 7 ANNA BEHNING LIVE AT THE CORNER OF 10TH AND DODGE. WITH THOSE DETAILS. HEY ANNA. THAT’S RIGHT. GOOD MORNING MELISSA AND WAVERLE MAIN LINE CONSTRUCTION DOWN HERE STARTED BACK IN JANUARY AND STARTING AT 7:00 THIS MORNING, A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR THE STREETCAR. YOU CAN SEE CREWS ARE OUT HERE RIGHT NOW BRIGHT AND EARLY BUT STARTING AGAIN 7:00. THEY WILL OFFICIALLY BE POURING DOWN THAT CONCRETE. SO THAT CONCRETE IS GOING TO COMPLETELY SURROUND THE TRACK DOWN HERE. AND WHILE IT IS PROGRESS, THIS DOESN’T CHANGE ANY OF THE CURRENT CLOSURES WE’VE SEEN ON 10TH STREET BETWEEN DODGE AND CAPITAL SINCE JANUARY. AND CAPITAL AVENUE STILL CLOSED FROM EIGHTH TO 10TH STREET. DETOUR ROUTES ARE POSTED IN THE AREA. AS FOR THIS MORNING’S CONCRETE POUR, THE STREETCAR AUTHORITY SAYS IT COULD BE NOISY FOR PEOPLE IN THE AREA, BUT IT’S NOT CLEAR JUST HOW LONG THIS WORK WILL LAST. BUT ALL STREETCAR RELATED CONSTRUCTION IS SUPPOSED TO WRAP UP. COMING UP THIS SEPTEMBER. BACK TO YOU. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU. ANNA. 31 YEAR OLD COLE THOMAS ALLEN, THE ALLEGED SUSPECT IN THE WHITE HOUSE CORRESPONDENTS DINNER SHOOTING, FACING SEVERAL CHARGES, INCLUDING ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF PRESIDENT TRUMP, TRANSPORTING WEAPONS ACROSS STATE LINES AND DISCHARGING A FIREARM DURING A VIOLENT CRIME. HE’S GOING TO STAY IN CUSTODY. THERE’S GOING TO BE A HEARING THURSDAY TO DETERMINE IF HE IS ELIGIBLE FOR RELEASE, PROSECUTORS SAY. ALLEN CAME TO D.C. BY TRAIN. HE WAS ARMED WITH GUNS AND KNIVES. HE ALLEGEDLY SENT A NOTE TO HIS FAMILY, SAYING HE BELIEVED IT WAS HIS DUTY TO TARGET THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION. HE’S ACCUSED OF RUNNING THROUGH THE SECURITY CHECKPOINT AND OPENING FIRE. A SECRET SERVICE AGENT WAS SHOT IN HIS BULLETPROOF VEST. SECRET SERVICE AGENTS RETURNED FIRE BEFORE DETAINING THE SUSPECT, AND AN IOWA STATE STUDENT WAS ACTUALLY IN THE BALLROOM WHEN SHOTS WERE FIRED. ERIC ANDERSON SAYS THEY WERE JUST ABOUT TO START SERVING DINNER WHEN THINGS QUICKLY CHANGED. I HEAR SHOUTS AND SCREAMS. I HEAR COMMOTION. I ONLY HAD A FEW SECONDS TO TAKE THINGS IN, BUT I REMEMBER SEEING JUST HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE LIKE MOVING AROUND ALL OF A SUDDEN GETTING UNDER TABLES. I HEARD A SHOUT TO GET DOWN, GET DOWN! AND I WAS SLOW TO GET DOWN. SO A GIRL SITTING NEXT TO ME KIND OF PULL
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Streetcar concrete pouring near Capitol Loop mainline track
Crews pouring concrete over tracks near 10th St. between Dodge and Capitol Avenue
A major milestone in the Omaha Streetcar Project, as crews are pouring concrete over the first permanent section of the track. The concrete pouring is near 10th Street, between Dodge and Capitol Avenue in the Capitol Loop. The Omaha Streetcar Authority says the concrete pouring will begin on Tuesday around 7 a.m. Officials warn it may be noisy for sensitive ears. Mainline track construction and utility relocations have been affecting the area since January. The concrete pouring will not change any of the current closures near 10th Street between Dodge and Capitol Avenue. All streetcar-related work in the Capitol Loop is expected to be complete in September.
A major milestone in the Omaha Streetcar Project, as crews are pouring concrete over the first permanent section of the track. The concrete pouring is near 10th Street, between Dodge and Capitol Avenue in the Capitol Loop.
The Omaha Streetcar Authority says the concrete pouring will begin on Tuesday around 7 a.m. Officials warn it may be noisy for sensitive ears.
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Mainline track construction and utility relocations have been affecting the area since January. The concrete pouring will not change any of the current closures near 10th Street between Dodge and Capitol Avenue.
All streetcar-related work in the Capitol Loop is expected to be complete in September.
