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  • Officials mark completion of jetties on historic Smith Island during ceremony

    Baltimore District in coordination with the Maryland Department of Natural Resources; Somerset County; Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development; Smith Island United, and other partners, marked the completion of two major milestones as part of the Army Corps navigation improvement project at Rhodes Point during a ceremony at the Somers Cove Marina in Crisfield June 21.

  • Army Corps, Prince George’s County to host public meeting on county levee systems, flood risk management

    BLADENSBURG, Maryland – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, and Prince George’s

  • U.S. Army Corps of Engineers begins Knapps Narrows maintenance dredging

    Crews began dredging Knapps Narrows near Tilghman Island this past weekend as part of maintenance dredging being overseen by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District to ensure continued safe navigation along the federal channel.

  • Army Corps begins jetty, dredging projects to benefit Smith Island residents

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is starting work on two critical projects to benefit Smith Island residents — a navigation improvement project at Rhodes Point that includes the construction of two jetties, and dredging the Big Thorofare and Twitch Cove federal channels.

  • Army Corps, Secret Service break ground on advanced K-9 training facility outside DC

    Just outside the National Capital Region, construction is underway on a new innovative center for some of the most highly-trained employees in the U.S. Secret Service. The roughly $9.6-million, 20,500 square-foot cutting-edge center will feature spacious, efficient work areas with proprietary equipment, multi-purpose rooms, an emergency medical area, plenty of natural light and superior ventilation. Its primary beneficiaries are not people, however — they’re Belgian Malamars and Dutch Shepherds.

  • Huntsville Center awards contract to replace equipment at Walter Reed

    The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, awarded a $12,962,667 firm-fixed-price contract to J&J Maintenance Inc. in Austin, Texas, Sept. 30 to replace older and obsolete electrical distribution equipment in buildings 9 and 10 at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

  • Huntsville Center awards contract for updates to Winn Army Community Hospital

    The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, awarded a $13,895,436 firm-fixed-price contract to Kirlin Builders LLC in Rockville, Maryland, Sept. 30 to design, repair and renew the Same Day Surgery and Family Care Unit Departments in Building 302 of the Winn Army Community Hospital in Fort Stewart, Georgia.

  • $40M contact awarded for renovations on laboratory facilities in Maryland

    The U.S. Army Engineering and Support Center, Huntsville, awarded a $41,356,549 firm-fixed-price contract to Kirlin Builders LLC, Rockville, Maryland, Sept. 30 to repair and renew the Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, Buildings 43 and 47.

  • Corps of Engineers awards contract for navigation project at Rhodes Point on Smith Island

    The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, awarded a contract Sept. 29, 2017, to Coastal Design & Construction Inc., a small business out of Gloucester, Virginia, in the amount of approximately $6.88 million for construction of a navigation improvement project at Rhodes Point on Smith Island, in collaboration with Maryland Department of Natural Resources and Somerset County.

  • Corps of Engineers, partners lead Hurricane Evacuation Study for Maryland

    Maryland typically has to deal with the impacts of tropical storms or nor’easters rather than hurricanes. However, the state is not immune. Maryland was significantly impacted by Hurricane Isabel that made landfall in 2003. The state experienced substantial storm surge of 6 to 8 feet above normal tide levels in some areas and even breached the Army Corps’ ecosystem restoration project at Poplar Island in two spots due to elevated water levels and large waves. So, how is Maryland getting prepared for the next major storm? The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, is currently managing a Hurricane Evacuation Study for the state though the National Hurricane Program.