Ellicott City North Tunnel: Ellicott City Safe and Sound Initiative

The Ellicott City North Tunnel is being constructed to prevent flooding of Historic Ellicott City, Maryland. This project will include a 1,676-m (5,500-ft) long stormwater conveyance system with three diversion facilities and drop shafts to capture and divert extreme stormflows from the Hudson Branch Stream directly to the Patapsco River. The tunnel is designed to convey flows up to the July 31, 2016 storm event (1-in-500-year, 107.6 m³/s) and remain operable during a 1-in-1,000-year storm.

Individual Arrival/Gathering Location: 3430 Court House Dr #100, Ellicott City, MD 21043

• Meet in main auditorium for PPE distribution, project intro presentation, and safety orientation
• After presentation, carpool to next location using as few vehicles as possible.
• Other vehicles can be left in this lot for duration of tour & happy hour.

Carpool Location: 8777 Frederick Rd, Ellicott City, MD 21043 (employee parking lot across the street from the Mining Site)

• The group will gather and distribute PPE in the parking lot, then walk across the street to the Mining Site using the crosswalk.

Date and Time: Wednesday, March 25th from 2PM to 4PM with Happy Hour to follow at Manor Hill Tavern (3733 Old Columbia Pike, Ellicott City, MD 21043; free, public parking in “Lot D”)

Registration: Cost is $15 per person / Limit is 2 people per company / Registration will be closed once 20 people sign up

PPE requirements:

Provided by Project:

• Type II hardhat with RFID stickers
• Hi-vis vests
• Gloves (cut level 4)
• Safety glasses w/ side shields
• Hearing protection

Provided by Attendee:

• Steel/safety toed boots
• Long sleeves; long pants (no short sleeves, dresses, or skirts)
• Over-eyeglass safety glasses or removable side shields, as needed

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