HAMPTON, Va. — A feasibility study to address the impacts of flood threats on the Peninsula is getting $3 million in federal funding.
The money will help initiate the Peninsula Regional Flood Risk Management study for the City of Hampton and the surrounding region, according to a news release from U.S. Sens. Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, and U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott.
The news release said the study will investigate flood threats such as sea level rise, storm surge and rainfall events, and will develop mitigation solutions aimed at reducing the flood risk.
“Rising sea levels threaten lives and livelihoods, and in no place has that been more evident than this region, which has experienced record flooding in recent years,” Warner, Kaine and Scott wrote in the release. “We’re glad to see this crucial funding finally head to the region in order to develop a comprehensive resilience plan for all of Hampton Roads.”
