OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Construction work for the Omaha Streetcar project is having a crippling effect on some small business owners in the Midtown and Blackstone areas.

Now, there are some small business owners in the Benson area who are dealing with construction woes of their own.

Near Maple and 72nd Street - Benson’s main drag - sewer separation work shuts down traffic from the west. Some roads are also closed in the surrounding neighborhoods.

“Benson really depends on foot traffic,” said Laci Mulick, owner of Found Vintage Market.

She said all the construction work is reducing traffic in Benson’s business district, and that’s bad for her business.

“Oh, we’re down two-thirds of our business. We have lost a lot of business where we used to see extremely busy Saturdays; now, we are pr

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