$74M for Norfolk coastal storm resiliency

The City of Norfolk was notified recently that Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s forthcoming budget proposal will include $73.85 million in support of the city’s Coastal Storm Risk Management Project(CSRM).

These funds demonstrate the Commonwealth’s strong commitment and support for Norfolk’s ongoing efforts to reduce its risk from coastal flooding and damage caused by nor’easters, hurricanes and other significant storm events.

The City and USACE are now collaborating on the CSRM, a 10-year-long development to include natural storm mitigation techniques, structural barriers and property-specific, nonstructural improvements across multiple areas.

Using a combination of levees, living shorelines, pump stations and sea walls, among other measures, the CSRM will safeguard Norfolk’s residents and infrastructure from flooding for years to come.

Learn more about the CSRM by visiting: ResilientNorfolk.com