Virginia Beach, Va. – September 30, 2026 -- Arcadis joined the City of Virginia Beach to break ground on the Windsor Woods Pump Station, a key infrastructure piece in a citywide flood-resilience network covering the Windsor Woods, Princess Anne Plaza and The Lakes neighborhoods.
Pump station anchors a broader drainage improvements program funded by voters
The facility forms a cornerstone of the Windsor Woods, Princess Anne Plaza and The Lakes Drainage Improvements Program, designed to reduce flood risk from heavy rainfall, high tides and storm surge. The project is financed through Virginia Beach's voter-supported Ripple Effect Flood Protection Program and extends earlier investments into a coordinated citywide flood-defense system.
Arcadis serves as design partner on a progressive design-build team led by Flatiron-Dragados
Arcadis will deliver integrated flood protection measures across the watershed, building on its prior work designing and constructing tide gates in the area. The new pump station is intended to operate alongside the recently completed tide gate and future system upgrades to manage both tidal and rainfall-driven flooding.
Sensor network and control systems will feed a new Stormwater Operations Control Center
The program deploys water level sensors, rain gauges and supervisory control systems to give operators real-time data for decision-making. These assets are expected to integrate with Virginia Beach's emerging Stormwater Operations Control Center, a digital platform under joint development by Arcadis and the City that consolidates forecasts, sensor data and hydraulic models into a single operational framework.
City officials frame the project as a model for other flood-exposed communities
LJ Hansen, Virginia Beach's Director of Public Works, said residents and business owners in the city are on the frontline of a changing climate, and described the collaboration with Arcadis on infrastructure design and decision-making tools as a potential springboard for other communities facing similar risks.
Travis Davis, Arcadis' Resilience Water Market Leader for the Mid-Atlantic, said flood resilience for communities like Windsor Woods requires connected, integrated solutions across the full water system rather than standalone projects, positioning the pump station as one component working alongside the tide gate and future upgrades to protect homes, businesses and critical access routes.