A neighbor broke her arm walking on this particular sidewalk and I had the tip of my toe ripped off walking on this sidewalk at night time. Please address this area!

DPW HWYS Shelley F assigned this issue to DPW HWYS Russ Ashwell

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DPW HWYS Russ Ashwell assigned this issue to C. Garrett

Issue 6658926 has been marked as a duplicate of this issue.

Thank you for submitting your Work Order request. One of our Inspectors will be out to investigate the issue and respond back with results.

This has been a long standing issue (years) that has gotten worse and still has not been repaired. Please repair to prevent it from getting worse and unsafe conditions.
Thank you.

After inspection there is no tree root or utility issue involved, therefore this is the abutting homeowners obligation to repair. Notification will be made.
Sec. 18.402. - Maintenance of sidewalks, driveways and sod.
(A) It shall be the duty and obligation of the owner of property abutting a public right-of-way to maintain the abutting sidewalk, driveway apron and sod or grass within the public right-of-way in such condition as to be safe for public use. However, if the sidewalk has been damaged solely by the roots of trees in the County right-of-way or by a County water or sewer construction project, then it shall be the responsibility of the County to replace or repair the sidewalk damaged by the tree roots or by the County water or sewer construction project.

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.