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The Baltimore District has led the USACE response with support from teams and individuals from across the organization, including the USACE Philadelphia District’s survey team, structural engineers from the Bridge Inspection and Evaluation Regional Center of Expertise, and technical divers from the USACE Dive Team, including several from the Philadelphia District.
“I know our team members have served alongside many others throughout this important operation,” said Lt. Col. Jeffrey Beeman, USACE Philadelphia District commander. “I’m proud that we were able to mobilize quickly and sustain a level of support for our colleagues from Baltimore District. It’s a great example of organizations working together to solve complex problems.”
The Survey Mission
On the morning of Wednesday, March 27, USACE Philadelphia District survey crews met at Fort McHenry in the early morning after the bridge collapse. The teams headed to Baltimore aboard two Survey boats – the DAUNTLESS and the H.R. SPIES.
The survey team consisted of Jason Gray, Vince Lucante, and AJ Mottola on the DAUNTLESS, and Steve Barnes, Nick Spina, Joe Nudge aboard the SPIES. Bill Miller, hydrographic survey data processor, and Steve Farrell, Philly District’s chief of surveys, also supported the team in Baltimore.
During the initial response, crews remained on standby to begin surveying the channel.
“This time during the day allowed us to talk with project counterparts to set up before surveying, which included preparing project files before the survey and getting the equipment prepared,” said Farrell.
USACE Philadelphia crews were cleared to enter the area after 6 p.m. that night to survey about 1,500 feet on both sides of the collapsed bridge. The DAUNTLESS began surveying the southeast side of the debris field while the SPIES started further out.
This plan involved using the DAUNTLESS to run survey lines across the channel, parallel to the debris. (read the rest at "Key Bridge Article" link attache

Philadelphia District Supports Key Bridge Mission

In the aftermath of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in late March 2024, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers mobilized and began working with a unified team of federal, state, and local agencies with the goals of assessing the damage and, ultimately, restoring maritime navigation. The challenge has been historic as an estimated 50,000 short tons of steel and concrete fell across the total collapsed span of the bridge.

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