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<DESCRIPTION>CERTIFICATION OF RODNEY I. SMITH
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                                                                    Exhibit 99.1

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


         In connection with the Annual Report of Smith-Midland Corporation (the
"Company") on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 2002 as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Rodney
I. Smith, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002, that:

          (1)  The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a)
               or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

          (2)  The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
               material respects, the financial condition and results of
               operations of the Company.


                                              /s/ Rodney I. Smith
                                              ---------------------------------
                                              Rodney I. Smith
                                              Chief Executive Officer and
                                              President

                                              Dated: March 28, 2003


A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to Smith Midland Corporation and will be retained by Smith Midland
Corporation and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff
upon request.

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