This issue was recategorized from Sunken Area Concern to Roadway & Drainage Concern.

Howard County, MD (Tell HoCo) u xilsaaray arrinkan DPW HWYS Office

DPW HWYS Jim Barker u xilsaaray arrinkan DPW HWYS Dayton (central)

Will check with Marshall to see if the County has taken over the easement. 8/24/2020. Jim B.

Tom, any issue with us coming onto your property to inspect from the manhole cover?

Thanks Jim

DPW HWYS Jim Barker u xilsaaray arrinkan DPW HWYS Jim Barker

Jim, come over anytime. You have my number in a separate email.

Another sinkhole is developing a few inches from this one to the left as you view it from the fence.

Pic #1 this is the side where the sink holes are located. I do not see any obvious places where dirt is washing inside the culvert.

Pic #2

#3 view from above

Too bad you can't get a shot aiming back up the culvert to see if there is anything going on upstream from the manhole. The amount of dirt from the sinkholes seems minimal and might have washed away as the water subsided at this location. Slow erosion? It will hit a breakover point sometime and really be a problem. Just hope it doesn't happen while I am mowing the lawn over that spot. I discovered the two when I mowed the last time. 8-O
Still looks like dirt at the bottom of the manhole from somewhere.

Tom, we completed a video inspection not that long ago. We just opened the manhole to see if there were any obvious changes. Jim B. 8/27/2020.

There is no maintenance work to be done by Highways. This has been turned over to Marshall D. in Engineering. Closing this work order out for Highways. Jim B.

DPW HWYS Jim Barker u xilsaaray arrinkan DPW HWYS Dayton (central)

Thank you for submitting your request to the Howard County Department of Public Works. Our staff will investigate this issue and respond.

Thank you for contacting the Howard County DPW Bureau of Highways. This issue is now closed in Tell HoCo. If you require more information, please contact Department of Public Works Highways office 410-313-7450.

I appreciate your personal attention to this. Is there a way to track the work with HWYS?