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Home My WebLink AboutFLOOD PROTECTION PROGRAM AND CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT UPDATEFlood Protection Program City Council Update Jeffrey Waller, P.E., Flood Prevention Bond Referendum Oversight Board Chairman Leisha Pica, P.E., Jacobs Engineering September 15, 2026 Hurricane Matthew 1 FPP Program Highlights CVB has been awarded $73 million in state and federal grants/loans and will submit for another $44 million in the future.Windsor Woods Tide Gate Bow Creek Stormwater Park, Phase 1 First Colonial Rd & Oceana Blvd Q3 2026 Board Updates 3 July: Staff presentation on stormwater flooding presentation given to third graders at Thalia Elementary School August: Staff presentation on cost estimating September: Staff presentation on construction procurement for design- bid-build and design- build projects In September, the Oversight Board issued its Annual Report for City Council. Blogs 4 5 Published 1,981 Views Reporting period: July 1-Sept. 4, 2026 Social Media 31 Posts Published 3 Videos Published 17,464 Views Q3 Web Traffic Year-Over-Year 5 Traffic to FPP webpages is up 4.7% year over year in Q3. Reporting period: July 1-Sept. 4, 2026 1.8K 2.1K 0.6K 2.7K 1.7K 0.2K 0.0K 0.5K 1.0K 1.5K 2.0K 2.5K 3.0K July August September 2025 2026 Oversight Board The Board will advise City Council members when the topic of our monthly board meetings is in your district so you can join us. The Board meets on the second Thursday of the month at 2:00 pm at Town Center. Our meetings are open to the public, and the public can provide comments. The Board webpage is accessible from the Ripple Effect website, and we can be contacted at the email address posted on our webpage. 6 Flood Protection Program Update Q3 2026 Leisha Pica, P.E., Jacobs Program Manager Flood Protection Accomplishments Since Hurricane Matthew 8 1 2 4 3 5 7 9 6 10 8 Environmental Restoration & Nature- Based Flood Mitigation Preliminary Engineering Reports Completed Grant Funding Secured Flood Control Structures, Tide Gates, & Water Level Regulators Canal, Outfall, & Ditch Capacity Restoration Major Stormwater Pump Stations & Conveyance Systems Construction Projects Completed Sea Level Wise Resilience Studies & Technical Reports Neighborhood Drainage Modernization & System Upgrades Citywide Stormwater Master Planning 2016-2026 Delivered a citywide program to modernize stormwater infrastructure, reduce neighborhood flooding, strengthen coastal defenses, and advance long-term resiliency planning. Neighborhood Drainage Modernization & System Upgrades 9 CIP Neighborhoods Drainage Upgrades ✓Aragona Drive, $4.8M ▪new inlets & large diameter pipes ✓Ashville Park, $0.8M ▪pump station, BMP expansion, & channel connections ✓Bellamy Manor, $1.1M ▪ drainage & ditch stabilization ✓College Park/Level Green, $0.875M ▪pipe rehab & CCTV inspection ✓North & South Lake Holly, $17.7M ▪neighborhood revitalization drainage upgrades Roadway Drainage Upgrades ✓Club House Road, $3.8M ✓First Colonial Road & Oceana Blvd, $5.3M ✓Old Forge Road & Red Lion, $6.6M ✓Seatack Neighborhood, $7M ✓South Plaza Trail & Presidential Blvd, $12.6M ✓50th Street, $0.5M 1 ARPA Funded Neighborhood Drainage Improvements 10 Neighborhoods ✓Bay Colony ✓Birchwood ✓Birdneck Point ✓Broad Bay Estates ✓Charlestown Estates ✓Courthouse Estates ✓Foxfire ✓Great Neck Estate ✓Great Neck Meadows ✓Groveland Park ✓Hillcrest Farm ✓Lauren Cove ✓Lynnhaven Colony ✓Pembrooke Meadows ✓Red Mill Farms ✓Redwing ✓Rock Creek ✓Salem Village ✓Seatack ✓Southgate ✓Thalia Manor ✓Three Oaks ✓Upton Estates ▪23 neighborhoods have better drainage ▪Inspected via CCTV 61 miles of storm sewer ▪Lined 14 miles of storm sewers $30.68 Million ARPA 1 Canal, Outfall, & Ditch Capacity Restoration 11 Capacity Restoration ✓Canals Dredged ▪Princess Anne Plaza Northgate Canal, $2M ▪Windsor Woods Canal, $2M ▪Cape Henry Canal, $4.6M ✓Outfalls ▪Lake Pleasure House Outfall ✓Ditches ▪Bellamy Manor Ditch, $ ▪Baker Rd Ditch, $0.45M ▪Princess Anne Farm, $45k ✓Lakes Dredged - $15.4M ARPA ▪Chandler Creek Canal ▪Chapel Lake ▪Green Meadows ▪Great Neck Lake #2 ▪Indian Lakes ▪John B Dey Lake ▪Lovetts Pond ▪Lynnhaven Mall #1 ▪Lynnhaven Mall #3 ▪Reedtown Lake ▪Rosemont Road ▪Sabre Street Ext #1 ▪Salem Lakes #1 2 Water levels are better maintained and system storage capacity preserved Lake Pleasure House Outfall Improvements Lake Bradford Ditch >160,000 cubic yards materials dredged = 11,400 dump trucks = 1,200 Olympic swimming pools Flood Control Structures, Tide Gates, & Water Level Regulators 12 Flow Control ✓Tide Gates ▪Cape Henry, $3M ▪Lake Windsor, $21.1M ✓Flood Control Structures ▪Lake Smith weir for improved flooding mitigation and rapid post-storm drawdown, $2M ✓Water Level Regulators ▪Flood AI Sensors 3 Benefits: stop tidal flow; protect storage capacity; reduce roadway and structure flooding Major Stormwater Pump Stations & Conveyance Systems 13 4 Stormwater pump stations protect homes, businesses, and communities by pumping out excess water during storm events. In Service: Ashville Park Pump Station and coordinated BMP expansion network In Service: Sherwood Lakes Pump Station with permanent force main and diffuser structure, $2.3M Citywide Stormwater Master Planning 14 Completed Basin Plans ▪Linkhorn Bay ▪Upper West Neck Creek ▪Dam Neck ▪Broad Bay and the Oceanfront ▪Ocean Park Neighborhood ▪Little Creek & Lake Taylor basins ▪Elizabeth River ▪Eastern and Western Lynnhaven River ▪Lower Southern Rivers ▪London Bridge and Wolfsnare Creeks ▪Thalia Creek ▪Upper North Landing River 5 Comprehensive master plans evaluated watershed conditions, modeled flood risks, and guided long-term investments across the drainage basins. Sea Level Wise Resilience Studies & Technical Reports 15 6 •Joint occurrence/timing probabilities for tides and rainfall •Historical and future heavy precipitation analysis •Marsh response modeling under sea-level rise •Numerical modeling for Back Bay/North Landing River wind tides •Insurance and economic loss analyses •Structural and non-structural flood protection alternatives •Building- and site-level mitigation strategy development •Citywide sea-level-rise policy response and resilience strategy (Sea Level Wise) Environmental Restoration & Nature-Based Flood Mitigation 16 7 Neighborhood plantings, water quality improvements, and low-impact drainage enhancements Elizabeth River Wetland and Floodplain Restoration $10.1 million Lynnhaven River Basin Ecosystem Restoration Project: Phase 1 Oyster Reef Restoration Grant Funding Secured 17 8 Grants Received ✓State Funding $27.2M Community Flood Preparedness Fund (CFPF) ▪$1.9M Seatack ▪$3.0M Elizabeth River ▪$2.0M First Colonial Rd ▪$5.0M Marsh Restoration ▪$7.0M Bow Creek Park ▪$8.3M Eastern Shore Drive ✓Federal Funding $9.9M National Fish and Wildlife (NFWF) National Coastal Resilience Fund ▪$9.9M grant for Back Bay Marsh Terrace returned $19M USDOT PROTECT ▪$19.0M Pungo Ferry $25.1M FEMA BRIC ▪$25.1M Eastern Shore Drive Drainage Improvement projects $2M Federal Earmarks ▪$1.0M Pungo Ferry Rd ▪$1.0M Bow Creek Park FPP Master Projects Awarded ($M) Future Submittals ($M) WINDSOR WOODS/PAP/THE LAKES $8M $4M EASTERN SHORE DRIVE $33.4M LAKE BRADFORD/CHUBB LAKE $35M CENTRAL RESORT DISTRICT $5M SOUTHERN RIVERS WATERSHED $20M STORMWATER GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE $8M LINKHORN BAY DRAINAGE BASIN $4M TOTAL $73.4M $44M Preliminary Engineering Reports Completed 18 Reports Completed ▪Windsor Woods ▪Lake Bradford–Chubb Lake ▪Central Resort District ▪West Neck Creek Bridge ▪Pungo Ferry 9 Construction Projects Completed & Underway 19 10 Construction Projects ✓Completed Construction ▪Club House Road Drainage ▪Cape Henry Canal Gravity Sewer Relocation 1C ▪Lake Pleasure House Outfall ▪Lake Bradford – Dredging ▪Old Forge Road & Red Lion Drainage ▪Windsor Woods – Tide Gate ▪South Plaza Trail & Presidential Blvd Drainage ▪Seatack Drainage ▪First Colonial Rd & Oceana Blvd Drainage ✓Construction Underway ▪Windsor Woods, The Lakes, Princess Anne Plaza Improvements, $596M ▪Bow Creek Stormwater Park, Phase 1, $43.9M ▪Eastern Shore Drive Projects, $89M ▪Elizabeth River Wetland & Floodplain Restoration, $10.1M Bow Creek Stormwater Park, Phase 1, $43.9 million 2016-2026 Infrastructure Improvements 20 Collectively, these accomplishments constitute a comprehensive modernization of Virginia Beach’s stormwater system. They restore hydraulic capacity across canals and lakes, expand active flood control through pump stations and tide gates, deliver neighborhood drainage upgrades, and embed long-term planning and resilience through master plans and technical studies. Flood Protection Improvements Q3 2026 Program Update Preliminary Engineering 30% Design Phase 60% Design Phase 90% Design Phase 100% Design Phase PS&E & ITB Phase Design- Build Construction In-Progress Construction Complete West Neck Creek Bridge Sandbridge/ New Bridge Intersection (On Hold) Back Bay Marsh Restoration Windsor Wood, PAP, The Lakes Bundle (GMP Accepted) Bow Creek Stormwater Park (Section 1) Club House Road Drainage Windsor Woods Tide Gate Church Point/ Thoroughgood BMP & Conveyance 1A Church Point/ Thoroughgood BMP & Conveyance 1B Bow Creek Stormwater Park (Section 2) Lake Bradford/Chubb Lake Pump Station & Outfall (30% Design) Elizabeth River Floodplain Restoration Cape Henry Canal Gravity Sewer Relocation South Plaza Trail, Presidential Blvd Drainage Pungo Ferry Road Improvements Poinciana Pump Station Central Resort District Drainage Improvements (RFQ) Eastern Shore Drive Phase1F Lake Pleasure House Outfall Seatack Drainage Eastern Shore Drive Bundle Lake Bradford Dredging First Colonial Rd Oceana Blvd Drainage Old Forge Road & Red Lion DrainageFPP Project Status Q2 2026 22 Preliminary Engineering 30% Design Phase 60% Design Phase 90% Design Phase 100% Design Phase PS&E & ITB Phase Design- Build Construction In-Progress Construction Complete West Neck Creek Bridge Sandbridge/ New Bridge Intersection (On Hold) Pungo Ferry Road Improvements Back Bay Marsh Restoration Windsor Wood, PAP, The Lakes Bundle (GMP Accepted – WW PS Mobilized) Bow Creek Stormwater Park (Section 1) Club House Road Drainage Windsor Woods Tide Gate Church Point/ Thoroughgood BMP & Conveyance 1B Church Point/ Thoroughgood BMP & Conveyance 1A Bow Creek Stormwater Park (Section 2) Lake Bradford/Chubb Lake Pump Station & Outfall (30% Design) Elizabeth River Floodplain Restoration Cape Henry Canal Gravity Sewer Relocation South Plaza Trail, Presidential Blvd Drainage Poinciana Pump Station Central Resort District Drainage Improvements (RFP) Eastern Shore Drive Phase1F Lake Pleasure House Outfall Seatack Drainage Eastern Shore Drive Bundle Lake Bradford Dredging First Colonial Rd Oceana Blvd Drainage (June) Old Forge Road & Red Lion DrainageFPP Project Status Q3 2026 23Values in blue were revised since last quarter FPP Project Milestones Met During Q3 2026 24 Planning Design Permitting Procurement Construction1234 5 Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) Detailed Design, 30%. 60%, 90%, 100% Advertise Design-Build or Construction Bidding Commissioning and Testing Complete Some FPP permits may require 24 months to obtain ✓Mega Bundle All Windsor Woods - 90% Plans ✓Pungo Ferry 90% Design ✓Bow Creek Phase 2 PS&E ✓Windsor Woods Pump Station ground- breaking ceremony to be held Sept 23, 2026 ✓Central Resort RFP for Design-Build Team ✓Mega Bundle CEI (3 locations) FPP Project Milestones Three-Month Look Ahead through Q4 2026 Planning Design Permitting Procurement Construction1234 5 Preliminary Engineering Report (PER) Detailed Design, 30%. 60%, 90%, 100% Advertise Design-Build or Construction Bidding New Construction ✓Church Point Thoroughgood Phase 1B 30% Design ✓Pungo Ferry 100%/PS&E ✓Mega Bundle – NLBC & Holland Road/WW PS & Flood Barriers 100% Plans Some FPP permits may require 24 months to obtain 25 ✓Bow Creek Phase 2 Construction Advertisement FPP Accounting End of May 2025 FPP Accounting Committed $750.5M Expenditures $215.8M Program Estimates by Master Project MASTER PROJECTS Benchmark/ Baseline ($M) Current Estimate ($M) WINDSOR WOODS/PAP/THE LAKES $766 $747 EASTERN SHORE DRIVE $101 $118 LAKE BRADFORD/CHUBB LAKE $178 $181 CENTRAL RESORT DISTRICT $113 $113 SOUTHERN RIVERS WATERSHED $279 *$279 STORMWATER GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE $38 $57 LINKHORN BAY DRAINAGE BASIN $14 $12 TOTAL $1,489 *$1,549 27Values in blue were revised since last quarter Thank You Leisha.pica@jacobs.com