retaining wall

Two homeowners in Fort Washington, Maryland, have just months to find somewhere else to live before their homes are demolished.

Some Fort Washington homeowners have just months to find somewhere else to live after a failed retaining wall put several houses in jeopardy. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.

Some homeowners in one Maryland neighborhood have been told to prepare to leave their homes as the retaining wall supporting some of their houses has failed, threatening collapse at any moment. The retaining wall built to support houses in the Tantallon community in Fort Washington is shifting every time it rains. “Every time it rains, it drops more and more,”…

Some homeowners in a Fort Washington neighborhood have been told to prepare to leave their homes. The retaining wall supporting some of the houses has failed threatening to collapse at any moment. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports while developers argue over who’s at fault, the problem has gotten worse.

Homes and yards in Fort Washington, Maryland, are sinking and shifting due to a failed retaining wall, residents say. The retaining wall built to shore up the homes on a hill on Hallwood Place is rapidly shifting and the rainy summer made it worse. “It’s really happening right in front of our eyes that the wall is moving,” homeowner...

Residents in Fort Washington say a shifting retaining wall isn’t being monitored during the coronavirus pandemic. Prince George’s County Bureau Chief Tracee Wilkins reports.