The city of Richmond will begin its annual flood wall testing this weekend, which will lead to street closures on the Mayo ...

Richmond’s flood wall has never been overtopped by the James River in its nearly 30 years, but Rep. Donald McEachin, D-4th, thinks a new engineering study is needed to assess how much water it ...

Richmond’s Flood Wall. Richmond’s current average annual precipitation is 44 inches although that can fluctuate. The city’s yearly rainfall is estimated to grow around two inches more by 2050.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC ... Yes, water, but also gas and roads and bridges in the flood wall.” Avula said. He also acknowledged that residents have expressed hardship with finding affordable ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- On August 30 2004 ... Almost no one in the Bottom had flood insurance since the construction of the Flood Wall a decade prior had taken this area out of the flood zone.

The forecast time for today’s king tide to hit Richmond’s waters has come ... but the so-called “flood wall” appears to be doing its job in keeping the rising tide at bay.

A major flood would deal a devastating blow ... on top of an important piece of infrastructure. This is the great wall of Richmond, built to keep surging water away from the island city.