Trail Impacts
Contractors for the City of Norfolk’s Office of Resilience, Norfolk Resilience Partners, are doing survey work on streets (in the right-of-way) and on a limited number of private properties to support the Resilient Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management Project. You may see workers on or near the Elizabeth River Trail doing work now (February 2024) through April 2024. These investigations are critical to assist the City in developing a design and timeline for this phase of the project as construction is tentatively planned to begin summer 2027.
The Resilient Norfolk Project is a partnership between the City of Norfolk and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to help protect the city from major coastal storm events like hurricanes or nor’easters through the construction of features that will reduce coastal flood risk and impacts.
Trail Updates
Phase 1B
- Work description: Crews will be drilling test holes for underground utility testing. They will be using a vacuum truck (image below) to suck up the dirt to check for the utilities.
- Location: Along Water Street and the ERT under the 264 overpass. Map is below.
- Dates for work: July 17- August 16
- Impact to trail users:
- ERT trail users will see workers digging test holes throughout the area in various locations. A VacMaster 4000 will be parked on the ROW near the trail to assist with removing dirt from the holes to test for utilities. The vacuum hose will not cross the ERT, but the truck will be moved across the trail to the other side when they need to test holes there. We will have cones around the truck and spotters on the trail when we need to move the truck to the other side of the trail. The holes are about 1’ x 2’ in size and will be restored to existing conditions after testing. We may have a few test holes on the edge of the actual trail and spotters will be on the trail to direct users around the work.
About the Resilient Norfolk Coastal Storm Risk Management Project
The City of Norfolk is increasingly at risk of flooding and damage from coastal storms.
The Coastal Storm Risk Management (CSRM) Project, called Resilient Norfolk, is a collaboration between the US Army Corps of Engineers and the City of Norfolk to reduce the City’s risk from coastal flooding and damage from nor’easters, hurricanes, and other significant storm events.
Learn more about Resilient Norfolk, visit www.resilientnorfolk.com.