Travel guide for the Omaha area: Wednesday, July 23

WELL, IT’S 542 ON YOUR WEDNESDAY AND WE’RE TAKING A LIVE LOOK AT PEOPLE WORKING ON THE HARNEY STREET BRIDGE REBUILD. THIS IS FROM OUR CAMERA ON 27TH AND DOUGLAS TOWERS. AND WE’RE TALKING ABOUT THIS BECAUSE MONDAY, MAYOR JOHN EWING JR ANNOUNCED THAT THE CITY IS ADDING TEN MORE POSITIONS TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT. HE SAYS IT’S GOING TO ADDRESS PROJECTS LIKE THIS. THIS COMES AS EWING ANNOUNCED HIS FIRST PROPOSED BUDGET FOR OMAHA THE 2026 BUDGET IS $1.8 BILLION. THAT IS AN 11.6% INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS BUDGET. EWING SAYS ADDING TO THE PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT WILL HELP ACCOMMODATE THE AMOUNT OF ROADWORK MAINTENANCE THAT HAPPENS IN OMAHA. CERTAINLY, ONE OF THE BIGGEST COMPLAINTS WE GET IN THE MAYOR’S OFFICE AND ACROSS THE CITY ARE THE CONDITION OF OUR STREETS, AND WE ARE LOOKING TO DO A IMPLEMENTATION PLAN TO HELP US DEVELOP A STRATEGY FOR STREET REPAIR, AS WELL. YOU CAN SEE THE FULL PROPOSED BUDGET ON THE CITY OF OMAHA’S WEBSITE, AND THERE WILL ALSO BE A CHANCE FOR THE PUBLIC TO WEIGH IN. THAT HAPPENS ON AUGUST 12TH, AND TH