North Carolina allocates $25 million to mitigate flooding with upgraded stormwater infrastructure
(UI) – The State of North Carolina allocated $25 million to the Golden LEAF Foundation to establish the Flood Mitigation Grant Program to provide up to $2,000,000 per project to various branches of local government.
The funds are meant to address frequent flooding in communities across the state. According to The Golden LEAF Board, Ashe, Avery, Brunswick, Craven, Dare, Duplin, Pasquotank, and Perquimans counties received $5,531,456 from the Flood Mitigation Program to rehabilitate stormwater infrastructure.
The City of Elizabeth City in Pasquotank County received $1,528,000 for engineering and construction to restore a drainage canal including improvements to reduce erosion, to upsize existing culverts, and for other improvements to restore flow of stormwater.
The Town of Beech Mountain in Avery County received $995,000 for engineering and construction to upsize stormwater infrastructure under Greenbriar Road to mitigate frequent flooding.
The Town of Trent Woods in Craven County received $693,706 for engineering and construction to reshape existing drainage ditches, upsize existing culverts, and install stormwater piping.
The Town of Hertford in Perquimans County received $650,600 for engineering and construction to upsize existing stormwater infrastructure.
The Town of Oak Island in Brunswick County received $579,500 for engineering and construction to install a dune infiltration system along with a small pump station and reinforced concrete pipe to reduce flooding.
The Town of Nags Head in Dare County received $478,850 for construction costs to upsize existing stormwater infrastructure.
The Town of Rose Hill in Duplin County received $395,800 for engineering and construction to enclose a portion of the ditch, install catch basins, and reshape and stabilize the ditch bank.
The Town of West Jefferson in Ashe County received $210,000 for engineering and construction to install piping, catch basins and drainage inlets along Long Street and Backstreet.
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