Community discusses Norfolk flooding remediation [Video]

NORFOLK, Va. — Several designs were presented at a public meeting Monday night as part of the Resilient Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management Project (CSRM). 

The coastal improvements are part of a staggered implementation, with the first section of the city to receive upgrades being the area of Harbor Park and the future casino as well as the South Brambleton area. 

Currently, the goal is to build “a system of floodwalls with a levee, surge barriers, and natural and nature-based features, extending from Ghent through downtown connecting to the Ohio Creek Watershed project.” Phase 1A focuses on the section of the city from Berkley Bridge to the Chesterfield Heights neighborhood. This section along the Elizabeth River is some of the most vulnerable to storm surges, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) have determined.

The …