The pedestrian bridge linking Omaha to Council Bluffs is expected to be in place in a matter of months.

The timetable for completion of the $22 million bridge is going fairly well. It should be finished in November.

Construction crews are currently laying the walking deck of the bridge and everything is being checked, including hairline cracks in some of the concrete.

HNTB Corporation's Christian Brown is helping to oversee the project and he says, "Concrete cracks of this nature that we've seen on the pedestrian bridge pre-cast deck panels are what we would call a non-meaningful crack meaning that they're really inconsequential."

Some walkers who now use the riverfront have big plans for the pedestrian bridge.

Merl Harder says, "I'm looking forward to using it. I'm gonna be biking it -- biking the trail on both sides."

Ken Havick adds, "I think it's a great asset to the city. I can't wait until it's done."

Council Bluffs Mayor Tom Hanafan says plans are in the works to alter the landscape on the Iowa side of the bridge.

He says, "The requests for proposals are out now and we're just waiting for those replies to come in."

Construction on the development in Council Bluffs has not been set yet but Hanafan says the Iowa side will offer scenery that's all about nature and the river.