28 Dec 2023

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District demonstrates excellence in FY24, celebrates record-breaking 2023 achievements

Restoration to the Chesapeake’s ecosystem, flood risk management, dredging and navigation improvement, and water supply to Washington, D.C. and Virginia residents continue at the top of the list as USACE, Baltimore District priorities in fiscal year 2024.

20 Dec 2023

Corps of Engineers to complete $29 million in Baltimore Harbor and Channels dredging

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, awarded a $29.1 million contract to

21 Nov 2023

Washington Aqueduct releases year-long plan for repairs to the District’s original water conduit

Washington Aqueduct crews will be conducting repairs to deteriorated sections of the utility's First Conduit, commonly referred to as the "Old Conduit", located under MacArthur Boulevard in Montgomery County, Maryland, starting late November 2023. Repair work will take place Monday-Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., at various locations along the conduit which may result in lane closures along MacArthur Boulevard.

14 Nov 2023

USACE, Baltimore District project manager saves child from Pasadena waterway

Zachary Sandonato, a project manager with the Baltimore District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with his wife Nicole, saved a 4-year-old boy from a waterway near their Pasadena, Md. home Nov. 3.

14 Nov 2023

USACE, Baltimore District project manager saves child from Pasadena waterway

Zachary Sandonato, a project manager with the Baltimore District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, along with his wife Nicole, saved a 4-year-old boy from a waterway near their Pasadena, Md. home Nov. 3.

13 Nov 2023

D.C. Drift Team Maintains Waterways and Century-Old Tidal Basin Gates

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District’s Potomac and Anacostia Rivers Drift Collection and Removal Unit operates out of dock facilities adjacent to the Washington, DC, Navy Yard and conducts drift removal operations on a year-round basis.

31 Oct 2023

Temporary road closure on MacArthur Boulevard during Cabin John Bridge maintenance

Cabin John Bridge (Union Arch Bridge), located at the 7400 block of MacArthur Boulevard in Montgomery County, is scheduled to close Nov. 4-5 for necessary maintenance work performed by the Washington Aqueduct, a division of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District. A street closure and detour will be in place both days from 6:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

12 Sep 2023

USACE, Baltimore District safely rehomes a total of 50k bees found at Bureau of Engraving and Printing demo project

After safely rehoming 25-30k honeybees in July, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District rehomed an additional 25k at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Beltsville, Md., in early August, 2023, bringing the total to over 50k bees.

30 Aug 2023

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Celebrate 50th Anniversary of the Raystown Dam with Public Tours of Dam & Spillway

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is inviting the public to celebrate Raystown Lake’s 50th anniversary with a rare look inside the Raystown Dam. Guided tours will include access to the spillway and interior galleries, accompanied by Park Ranger presentations about lake history, facility operations and local heritage.

8 Aug 2023

More than 25 thousand honeybees found at Bureau of Engraving and Printing demo project re-homed in Baltimore

BALTIMORE – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District safely rehomed 25-30k honeybees that were found during abatement and demolition services at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Beltsville, Md., July 26, 2023.

1 Aug 2023

More than 25 thousand honeybees found at Bureau of Engraving and Printing demo project re-homed in Baltimore

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District safely rehomed 25-30k honeybees that were found during abatement and demolition services at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Beltsville, Md., July 26, 2023.

28 Jun 2023

Army Corps, partner agencies train for catastrophic flooding event

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is holding a field training exercise at

26 Jun 2023

Army Corps completes Baltimore’s Seagirt Loop Channel Study Report; identifies $64 million in modifications to channel

Lt. Gen. Scott A. Spellmon, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Commanding General and 55th U.S. Army Chief

2 Jun 2023

Baltimore District team behind the East Campus Building 2 project honored by industry award

Following the completion of an 846,114 square-foot, seven-story National Security Agency operations facility on Fort Meade, Maryland, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and its partners were recognized by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) with the Marvin M. Black Partnering Excellence Award.

4 May 2023

USACE awards contract to dredge Baltimore Harbor and Channels

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, has awarded a $23.9 million contract to Cashman Dredging & Marine Contracting Co. LLC, out of Quincy, Massachusetts, for Baltimore Harbor and channels maintenance dredging for Fiscal Year 2023.

1 May 2023

Be part of the solution to Raystown Lake pollution

RAYSTOWN LAKE, PA — The Friends of Raystown Lake and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are

14 Apr 2023

Army Corps debuts disc golf courses at Raystown Lake

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, and Huntingdon County Visitors Bureau

7 Mar 2023

Army Corps to receive $8.9 million in funding for Civil Works projects in Chesapeake Bay region

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, received more than $8.9 million in funding for numerous projects benefiting the Chesapeake Bay and its watershed, including $6.5 million for the Baltimore Harbor and Assateague Island.

15 Feb 2023

Raystown Lake’s Return to Normal Pool Level

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, has ceased the controlled lake drawdown that began in October 2022 and will begin allowing the lake to return to a recreational pool elevation of 786.5 feet.

15 Dec 2022

Army Corps, Prince George’s County sign partnership agreement, moving Anacostia Watershed restoration into construction phase

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Baltimore District, and Prince George’s County Department of the Environment (DoE) signed a Project Partnership Agreement (PPA) for the Anacostia Watershed Restoration project during a ceremony at the county’s DoE headquarters in Largo, Maryland, Dec. 15, 2022. The PPA will usher in the construction phase of the project, which aims to restore a segment of the Anacostia Watershed within Prince George’s County that has suffered from years of environmental neglect.