Cost of Norfolk floodwall project balloons to $6 billion, completion slated for 2037

By: Jim Morrison

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: March 20, 2026

Words: 1,580

Last Updated: 21 hours, 4 minutes ago

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The cost estimate for Norfolk’s delayed coastal storm risk management plan has more than doubled to $6.1 billion from $2.66 billion, officials confirmed this week, making the city’s required contribution more than $2 billion and clouding the beleaguered project’s future.

Even before the price tag soared, Norfolk officials said they could not afford their share without the state funding half of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers project that is now scheduled for …

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