Preserving Old Ellicott City: The progress made and the miles to go on ‘Safe and Sound’

ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — From the small changes you can see or hear, to the efforts happening 150 feet below the surface.

Howard County’s “Ellicott City Safe and Sound” plan is well underway.

Earlier this year, boring began on a mile long underground tunnel to redirect rushing water away from Main Street and directly into the Patapsco River, the county’s largest public works project, ever.

But it’s one many doubted would see the light of day, now becoming reality…

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