OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — The big question on 16th Street remains: When will this sinkhole be gone? While we don't know a specific date yet, reporter Molly Hudson learned that part of the repair process is ahead of schedule.

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OPPD started its work on the sinkhole on September 8.

"We were able to get all of our new facilities installed, we were able to cut all the high voltage lines out of the sinkhole, so we really stabilized the area, eliminated the risk of outage to the system," said Todd McLochlin, manager of utility coordination with OPPD.

I have learned that the work anticipated to take several weeks is now well ahead of schedule.

"We had some really favorable weather that worked with us, didn't run into a lot of obstructions as we were making the crossing through

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