USACE Baltimore District is scheduled to remove approximately 15,000 cubic yards of dredged material from the Ocean City Inlet beginning Friday, May 8. Material will be placed south of the inlet offshore of Assateague Island to mitigate the impacts of sediment transport and erosion

Baltimore District awarded a $53.8 million base contract to C&C Joint Ventures, LLC, of Gloucester, Virginia, for restoration work at James Island, part of the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration project in Dorchester County. Construction activities are expected to begin in late April.

The Baltimore District issued its Section 404/10/408/103 permit decision for the Sparrows Point Container Terminal project, a joint venture between Tradepoint Atlantic and Terminal Investments Limited, to construct a new container terminal and associated facilities at the Port of Baltimore.

Ten-month period from concept to construction completion supports Caisson Detachment's ceremonial operations at Arlington, and is part of a larger USACE mission that includes renovation of the platoon’s historic stables, as well as acquisition of an equine training facility in norther Virginia.