{"id":35428,"date":"2026-05-15T17:06:22","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T00:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/flatirondragados-advances-518m-virginia-floodwater-project\/"},"modified":"2026-05-15T17:06:22","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T00:06:22","slug":"flatirondragados-advances-518m-virginia-floodwater-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/flatirondragados-advances-518m-virginia-floodwater-project\/","title":{"rendered":"FlatironDragados advances $518M Virginia floodwater project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?313321260226\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/820403\/2026-05-15_15.29.35\/flatirondragados-virginia-floodwater-project.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Infrastructure stalwart FlatironDragados has transitioned into the construction phase of a $518 million resiliency project to help manage stormwater and <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fdcorp.com\/en\/news\/resiliency\/2026\/flatirondragados-advances-to-construction-phase-of-518-million-virginia-beach-resiliency-project\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>reduce flooding in three neighborhoods <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>in Virginia Beach, Virginia, according to a Wednesday news release.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Windsor Woods, Princess Anne Plaza and The Lakes Stormwater Improvements project, named for the areas of the city it will protect, is aimed at <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/pw.virginiabeach.gov\/stormwater\/flood-protection-program\/windsor-woods-pa-plaza-the-lakes\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>mitigating widespread flooding<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> in the low-lying region of southeastern Virginia.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Elements of Atlanta-based FlatironDragados\u2019 work will include the construction of large pump stations, tide gates to minimize tidal impacts and maximize storage, flood barriers and upgrades to drainage channels.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Construction is progressing after a two-year preconstruction collaboration between the contractor and the city, as well as design partner Arcadis, a Dutch firm with U.S. headquarters in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThis project leverages expertise developed in the resiliency market throughout North America,\u201d said Jim Schneiderman, FlatironDragados executive vice president, in the release.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The overall use of pumps, tide gates and the additional storage capacity created by the system will allow the city to mitigate flooding by eliminating tidal influence before a storm, and then manage flows by slowly discharging water downstream, according to the city\u2019s project page. The undertaking is made up of six sub-projects that include the conversion of an existing golf course into a neighborhood park with stormwater storage capacity.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/flatiron-dragados-merge-us-infrastructure-giant\/722744\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>FlatironDragados launched in 2024<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> when European construction giants Hochtief and ACS Group combined their U.S.-based infrastructure operations to form one American civil construction juggernaut. FlatironDragados\u2019 resiliency project portfolio includes:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The Virginia Beach project represents the firm\u2019s strategy to build resiliency infrastructure that protects communities, vital facilities and essential supply chains from increasing climate threats and natural disasters, according to the release.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/flatirondragados-virginia-floodwater-project\/820403\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. 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