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(10-16-2017 06:18 AM)odu09 Wrote:  

(10-15-2017 06:56 PM)bit_9 Wrote:  

(10-12-2017 10:48 AM)odu09 Wrote:  In 50+ years we will have fully automated vehicles. Maybe we should focus on a wall to keep the water out instead

Our firm is a part of a Coastal Resilience study being done by ODU. It's impacting us now and is a much greater threat to our transportation than traffic jams.

So out of curiosity, can anything really be done that will help the area while still being cost effective? A giant tide gate at the mouth of the Chesapeake seems like the only thing that could save us, but I assume that's impossible. What about an option to offer a buyout to all the homes in the flood-prone areas which will allow people to build new homes +8 ft higher and raise all the roads. That would be sad for all those 100+ year old homes. Also sounds really expensive. Or do we just let the city sink?