Howard County to break ground on Extended North Tunnel to mitigate flooding in Ellicott City
By: Ricky Podgorski
ELLICOTT CITY, Md.- After years of devastating flooding, Ellicott City is set to break ground on the Extended North Tunnel: an underground flooding mitigation system. The tunnel is expected to push 26,000 gallons of water per second from the North end of the city to the Patapsco River.
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