Baltimore District News Releases

Army Corps and Maryland Port Administration to hold virtual public meeting on Seagirt Loop Channel Deepening

Press Operations — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 22:32:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (USACE), in coordination with the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA), is holding a public meeting Feb. 24 from 6 – 8 p.m. to provide information on the Seagirt Loop Channel Deepening Feasibility Study draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment (EA) and to solicit input.

Army Corps to receive $62 million for Infrastructure, Disaster Relief projects in Chesapeake Bay region

Press Operations — Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, will receive approximately $62 million

Army Corps, State to host public meeting on Ocean City Inlet projects

Press Operations — Wed, 11 Aug 2021 13:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District (USACE), in coordination with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and Worcester County, is hosting a hybrid public meeting Aug. 17, 2021, at the Worcester County Library – Berlin Branch at 13 Harrison Ave., from 7 – 8:30 p.m. This public meeting provides an opportunity to discuss two concurrent efforts: a navigation improvement project to address sediment accumulation in the Ocean City Inlet and a study on the scour hole near Homer Gudelsky Park.

Army Corps awards contract for renourishment of Ocean City beach

Press Operations — Tue, 03 Aug 2021 16:54:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, awarded a $15.7 million contract on August 2, 2021, for berm reconstruction in Ocean City, to Weeks Marine Inc., based in Cranford, New Jersey.

Army Corps to host Virtual Public Meeting on Wicomico River Maintenance Dredging, Placement Site

Press Operations — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 20:00:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, is hosting a virtual public meeting April 14 from 6 – 8 p.m. to provide information and solicit input on the upcoming Wicomico River maintenance dredging and placement site location at the Deal Island Wildlife Management Area (WMA). The meeting can be accessed via WebEx or phone.

Poplar Island Ecosystem Restoration Expansion Complete, Open to accept Dredge Material

Press Operations — Thu, 28 Jan 2021 21:19:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, completed construction of the Poplar Island Ecosystem Restoration Project lateral expansion Jan. 20, 2021, providing 575 additional acres, including four new wetland cells and one large upland cell. The project is now able to accept dredged material associated with the approach channels to the Port of Baltimore until around 2032.

Army Corps, MDOT MPA initiate study to improve channel for container ships calling at Seagirt

Press Operations — Wed, 07 Oct 2020 18:03:00 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, and the Maryland Department of Transportation Maryland Port Administration (MDOT MPA) are launching a study to determine ways to address marine navigation at the Seagirt Loop channel in Baltimore Harbor, with goals of improving capacity, safety and efficiency at the Seagirt Marine Terminal within the Port of Baltimore.

Army Corps to repair stilling basin at Foster J. Sayers Dam

Press Operations — Wed, 01 Jul 2020 20:22:57 GMT

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, will begin a $3.2 million effort to repair the stilling basin at Foster J. Sayers Dam in the coming weeks. The dam is currently operational, and this work is preventative maintenance to ensure that it can continue to provide flood risk management to downstream communities for years to come.