NORFOLK, Va. — Of the $500 million conservation investment Gov. Glenn Youngkin proposed in his 2024 budget on Friday, the City of Norfolk would receive more than $73 million to mitigate flooding concerns in the coming years if passed.
The proposed $73.85 million directed to Norfolk would support the city’s Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Project, which the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers assists with.
Through the project, Norfolk officials plan to develop natural storm mitigation techniques, structural barriers and property-specific, nonstructural improvements across the city. This will be accomplished through “a combination of levees, living shorelines, pump stations and sea walls, among other measures,” according to city officials.
“Norfolk is bordered to its north, south and west by the Chesapeake Bay and Elizabeth River, giving us one of the highest rates of relative sea level rise among Atlantic coastal communities,” said Dr. Kenneth C. Alexander, Mayor of the City of Norfolk. “We recognize the challenges of living alongside these waters, yet we are proactively stepping up to face those challenges head on. I am grateful to Governor Youngkin and his administration for its…
