A portion of the eastern side of Federal Hill slid down to the 900 block of Covington Street at the base of the park. Crews with the Departments of Recreation and Parks and Transportation are now working with the engineering firm RK&K to stabilize the area and put in place a long-term plan to prevent further erosion at the site.
City Councilman Eric Costello, whose 11th District includes the neighborhood, posted pictures from the scene this morning, saying it appeared that the slippage occurred last night.
Workers with the city agencies spent the morning placing sand bags and a temporary piping to control the flow of water as engineers work on a plan for grading the hill and working on the infrastructure below the surface, he later posted.
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