Military officials break ground on a new $21.9 million veterinary center at Fort Belvoir, Va., Nov. 14, 2024. The 21,950-square-foot facility will serve as a major medical hub for military working dogs and federal law enforcement K-9 teams across the eastern United States.

In coordination with the Maryland Department of Transportation’s Port Administration, the project consists of dredging approximately 2.3 million cubic yards of material from federal navigation channels in Maryland associated with the Baltimore Harbor, ensuring continued safe navigation for vessels traveling in and out of the Port of Baltimore.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Baltimore District, awarded a $39.9 million contract to Seacoast Marine Construction Inc., of Long Island, New York, for restoration work at Barren Island, part of the Mid-Chesapeake Bay Island Ecosystem Restoration project in Dorchester County, Maryland.

The Washington Aqueduct earned multiple taste test awards for drinking water produced at its Dalecarlia and McMillan Water Treatment Plants at the Chesapeake Section of the American Water Works Association 2024 Tri-Association Conference held in Ocean City, Maryland, Aug. 27-30, 2024.

The Baltimore Coastal Storm Risk Management Study recommends Congress fund about $77 million for structural floodwalls to manage coastal storm damage risk and flooding to the I-95 and I-895 tunnel entrances and associated critical facilities to improve infrastructure resiliency in the metro region.

The latest edition of the Baltimore District's Chesapeake Engineer Magazine. Learn more about the New Root Hall at the U.S. Army War College, our support for the Tidal Basin in D.C., Environmental Justice initiatives, and the various Chesapeake Engineers who have been recognized for excellence.