Army Corps of Engineers Deploying Over 1,100 Personnel After Baltimore Bridge Collapse

USACE is also providing underwater assessment capabilities and a survey vessel.

The cargo ship Dali sits in the water after striking the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Md., on March 26, 2024. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images

More than 1,100 members of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) are being deployed to Baltimore, Maryland to assist recovery efforts following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge.

In a March 27 press release, the USACE’s Baltimore District said it has activated its Emergency Operations Center, “clearing the way for more than 1,100 engineering, construction, contracting, and operations specialists to provide support to local, state, and federal agencies” in the wake of the collapse.