Baby Bob Bridge (10th & Mike Fahey)

[Coyote]

Omaha City Council approves $6 million bid for contractors to build another downtown pedestrian bridge
It will connect the Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge to the Charles Schwab Field and CHI Health Center

Tuesday, the Omaha City Council approved via a resolution a $6 million bid for construction near downtown on the riverfront. It’s for another pedestrian bridge connecting the ballpark and arena area to the Bob Kerry Pedestrian Bridge. It takes about 20 minutes to walk from the bridge N. 10th St. and Meca Dr, but the incoming Baby Bob bridge would cut that hike significantly from nearly a mile to less than a quarter mile. “This Baby Bob project would be a very important and welcome pedestrian amenity downtown that we don’t currently have,” said Pete Festersen, city council president. “And [it] would substantially increase connectivity for visitors that are exploring our brand new riverfront.” The board passed the resolution to start paying the locally owned contractor, Hawkins Construction Company to build the Baby Bob.

[ita]

Yes!! Finally! I am stoked that they are going to start baby bob.

[Athomsfere]

No updated renders? I half expected some last minute tweaks for this project.

[ita]

No updated renders? I half expected some last minute tweaks for this project.

I posted a link that had the engineering plans in the old thread. Looks about the same from the low res renderings we had previously.

[omahahawk]

So glad to hear this is finally happening. In all honesty, even as cool as the Mid America Energy tower will be at the other end of the bridge, I am ultimately more excited and pleased about the Baby Bob.

[Omaha Cowboy]

Yet another delay.. From today’s W-H-

“Construction of the bridge was originally slated to begin in May but has been pushed back to October because of a shortage of steel girders, said Austin Rowser with the city's Public Works Department.

The project is estimated to take about a year and a half to complete.”..

The complete story link:

https://omaha.com/news/local/government ... 76f1e.html

Ciao..LiO…Peace

[Coyote]

I was about to question the date for the Baby Bob…

That estimate project makes sense.

[ita]

While I am bummed about the delay, I appreciate the update. With a fall 2023 start and year and half timeline, opening in spring of 2025?

[PotatoeEatsFish]

Give me 100 wood pallets and an adderall prescription and I’ll have it done by august

[omahahawk]

Was down at the Bob the other day and saw some heavy equipment and dirt turned at the end of Mike Fahey St. Not sure if this is an official start to the Baby Bob as I believe it was to start next month. Anybody know if this officially starting to ramp up? (pun intended)

[ItsAllAboutMe]

Construction fence is going up.

[Omaha Cowboy]

Construction fence is going up.

Maybe. Finally..

Fingers crossed …

Ciao..LiO…Peace

[ita]

Construction fence is going up.

Maybe. Finally..

Fingers crossed …

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Drove by today on 10th, and work has definitely begun! Concrete is torn up and removed where the bridge will be. Super excited to see this finally get going!

[Greg S]

Construction fence is going up.

Maybe. Finally..

Fingers crossed …

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Drove by today on 10th, and work has definitely begun! Concrete is torn up and removed where the bridge will be. Super excited to see this finally get going!

Fantastic news. I think this will lead to so much more usage.

[Dusty]

All right! Well....I guess we can't call it the bridge to nowhere anymore! Now it will be the bridge to someplace else. HA!

But, yes! Much needed addition.

[Omaha Cowboy]

Construction fence is going up.

Maybe. Finally..

Fingers crossed …

Ciao..LiO…Peace

Drove by today on 10th, and work has definitely begun! Concrete is torn up and removed where the bridge will be. Super excited to see this finally get going!

Fantastic news. I think this will lead to so much more usage.

Agreed. Great news indeed!..

…

Ciao..LiO…Peace

[ita]

Photo update from today.

[Louie]

Years in the making, but glad to see it's finally happening.

[gkudrna]

since this bridge is called "baby bob" will it have a similar look?

[Louie]

since this bridge is called "baby bob" will it have a similar look?

The last proposals have matched the finishes, but visually this will not be nearly as striking.

[skinzfan23]

No it won’t be a cable-stayed bridge like the bob, would be nice but no need and cost would be way higher.

[thenewguy]

it's pretty basic.

These are from 2021, not sure if there's an update to them




https://rivercityomaha.com/2021/05/baby ... enderings/

[halgy]

Looks like it will be cool; glad it is happening.

Now I'll move on to wishing Lot D was developed into something more useful than a sea of concrete. A development like the Mercantile (parking ramp interior, apartments/retail exterior) would be great up there.

[F0R_L1F3]

Hopefully they do. I believe Lot B is a consideration in the future? I know there were a few renderings drafted but no progress on that. Feel like a similar story might happen to Lot D. Might take a decade though.

[Coyote]

City of Omaha breaks ground on 'Baby Bob’



The City of Omaha on Thursday celebrated the groundbreaking of its newest project, the 'Baby Bob.'

[ita]

Baby Bob will be "missing link" at Omaha's Bob Kerrey Pedestrian Bridge

Christopher Burbach
It’s had a mighty long gestation period, but the Baby Bob is finally being born.
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The mayors of Omaha and Council Bluffs joined other dignitaries to flash shiny shovels and heap praise on the projects in a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday.
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It should be completed by October 2024, Stothert said.
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Foster said the Kerrey Bridge had about one million visitors in 2022. The busiest month is June, he said, including a week when 40,000 people make their way to the bridge during the College World Series.

[Coyote]

'Baby Bob' Coming Soon:
How it will connect pedestrians to North Downtown Omaha



It's a popular destination, the 3,000 foot Bob Kerrey pedestrian bridge opened in 2008 but soon there will be a new addition connecting to North Downtown Omaha.

[Renovator2559]

There are currently a few cranes, with the pilon driver, digging deep.



What appears to be one of the bridge post casing being prepared for concrete pour.

[almighty_tuna]

Drove by the Baby Bob on the way to Eppley the other day and there are a few pylons completed already. Moving right along!

[Brad]

Drove by the Baby Bob on the way to Eppley the other day and there are a few pylons completed already. Moving right along!

Shot photos of it yesterday, just haven’t edited them yet…

[thenewguy]

this is such an important bridge, seriously. There's a parking garage at the park on the CB side that is way underutilized right now, and it'd be super easy to park there and walk across the bridges to get to the CWS from the CB side without dealing with the same amount of traffic. I'm sure they will charge for it, but it's a nice walk and puts you right on the door step. Conversely, it will make it easy for people staying downtown to get to the CB side and explore the sky trail and climbing wall down at the river.

[Brad]

Photo Update:

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[skinzfan23]

[omahahawk]

thank you

[Busguy2010]

From that photo, the transition looks a little more fluid than the rendering, so that's good. I still wish they ended up complementing the big bridge better. But functionally speaking, this is a plus.

[Brad]

Sweet, when did those go up?

[skinzfan23]

Sweet, when did those go up?

Not sure we went by today on our way to the Luminarium.

[halgy]

Sweet, when did those go up?

Friday morning. My dad stopped to watch them doing the lift.

[MahaBman]

Baby Bob is coming along nicely. Should see some concrete on the deck soon.

[skinzfan23]

Thanks for the updated photos, looks good. I am glad to see the extension has a curve to it as well.