Project Status

Michael Baker International, teamed with CDM Smith, was chosen to provide technical engineering services to:

  • Develop and apply stormwater management models
  • Analyze existing stormwater management infrastructure,
  • Identify and recommend improvements, including the cost and phasing plans, design, preparation of construction documents, and construction phase services, for Windsor Woods, Princess Anne Plaza and The Lakes Combined Drainage Improvements (TL-PAP-WW).

The preliminary engineering reports were completed in the fall of 2019.

The following projects are being designed:

  • Bow Creek Stormwater Park (Conversion of Bow Creek Golf Course into a stormwater park)
  • South Plaza Trail/Presidential Boulevard drainage improvement project
  • Old Forge Road/Red Lion Road drainage improvement project
  • Windsor Woods Stormwater pump station
  • North London Bridge Creek stormwater pump station and tide gate
  • South London Bridge Creek channels and tide gate

Detailed information about these projects is available in the FY2021-22 CIP.

For questions or comments, please contact us at papww@vbgov.com​

Project Overview

Windsor Woods, Princess Anne Plaza and The Lakes are neighborhoods located ​​in what was once​​​ the undeveloped headwaters of the Lynnhaven River.

According to aerial photos from 1949, the area was originally forest surrounded by farmland. Much of the area has relatively low elevations. This coupled with increasing sea levels (approximately 1-foot over the last 50 years) and the increasing frequency of storms with significant tides and rainfall amounts, has resulted in severe flooding of the neighborhood during these storm events. 

The City has funded and completed a number of drainage improvement projects over the years (see the section “Past Drainage Improvement Projects”); a number of drainage improvement projects are currently underway or will be starting soon (see the section “Current Drainage Improvement Projects”)

Beginning with the FY18 budget, the City Council has established initial funding to develop a multi-year program of projects to comprehensively address​ flooding in Windsor Woods, Princess Anne Plaza and The Lakes.​​​

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