en.Wedoany.com Reported - U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland jointly announced that they have secured over $33 million in direct federal funding for six projects across the state in the Fiscal Year 2026 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill. These projects will be used to improve water infrastructure and support various maintenance operations by the Army Corps of Engineers in the Chesapeake Bay region.

Related investments cover navigation safety assurance around the Port of Baltimore, beach replenishment in Ocean City, and a study to explore alternative backup water sources for the Washington area. The senators also pushed for broader funding arrangements for the Army Corps of Engineers in the FY2026 bill, totaling $10.4 billion in appropriations for maintaining ports and waterways, enhancing community preparedness for extreme weather, and boosting competitiveness.

For specific operations, dredging, and construction projects in Maryland, the funding allocation is as follows: approximately $43.075 million for maintaining the Baltimore Harbor shipping channels, $12.5 million in support for the continued construction of Poplar Island, $20.717 million allocated for the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal coastal inland waterway, $5.45 million for the Wicomico River dredging project, $1.03 million allocated for debris removal in the Port of Baltimore, $250,000 for the Cumberland, Maryland and Ridgeley, West Virginia project, $2.84 million for maintenance of Jennings Randolph Lake, $310,000 for the Nanticoke River, and $5,000 allocated for the St. George Creek project.

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