Stormwater Management Project To Alleviate Elm Run Drainage Problems Continues

WHEELING — Progress continues on the Elm Run Stormwater Management Project, which should help alleviate drainage issues that have plagued the Woodsdale neighborhood of Wheeling for many years.

This week, Wheeling City Manager Robert Herron provided an update on the project, which is being managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

“It is progressing,” Herron said. “We’re also out in the neighborhood talking to residents about the project.”

For decades, the small brook that meanders through the residential neighborhood has caused a myriad of headaches for residents after heavy rains, with problems such as drainage backups and basement flooding. The issue had reportedly worsened over the past 10 years until efforts were made to dredge out congested portions of the run.

However, a long-