Make Plans To Attend Extended North Tunnel Project Meeting July 6 In Howard County

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Residents interested in the Ellicott City Safe and Sound plan's extended north tunnel project should make plans to attend a public meeting July 6 at 6 p.m. in the Banneker Room of the George Howard Building at 3430 Court House Drive in Ellicott City.

Currently near 65 percent completion, the project design features an approximately 5,800-foot-long, 18-foot-diameter tunnel spanning from the north side of Frederick Road, approximately 500 feet east of Papillon Drive to the Patapsco River shoreline north of Lot B. The project also will include surface work at Lot F and near the intersection of Rogers Avenue and Main Street. Weather permitting and pending final regulatory approvals, the project is expected to begin in late 2022.

This meeting will include an overview of the extended north tunnel project’s design, followed by an open discussion. County staff and the project’s design consultant, McMillen Jacobs Associates, will be on hand to answer any questions.

"Recently, I announced the closing of a $75 million low interest federal loan to construct the extended north tunnel, the largest and most impactful flood mitigation component of our Ellicott City Safe and Sound plan. Once complete, this pivotal project will carry 26,000 gallons of storm water per second away from streets and foundations in Old Ellicott City and the West End and directly into the Patapsco River, protecting life, property, businesses and homes. The extended north tunnel is one of seven flood mitigation projects, including the Quaker Mill and H7 Ponds, which are currently under construction and expected to be completed next year," Howard County Executive Calvin Ball said.

Those unable to attend the meeting can view the presentation afterward on the county’s Ellicott City Safe and Sound website.

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