Ellicott City Sidewalk To Close 12/16 For Retention Pond Project

ELLICOTT CITY, MD — The sidewalk along Autumn Rust Road running near the stormwater retention pond at Fall Chill Court will be closed starting Dec. 16 and remain closed into May 2020. A crew will be installing a new concrete riser and 48-inch RCP principal spillway pipe to replace the existing riser and principal spillway at the pond.

The pond also will be regraded to increase pool depth, forebays and micropools will be installed, the emergency spillway will be reconfigured, a filter diaphragm will be constructed, the inflows will be stabilized, a plunge pool and riprap stabilization at the pond outfall will be constructed, and a permanent maintenance access path will be added.