This grant provided funding to Dare County to mitigate frequent flooding in the Roanoke Colony residential neighborhood experienced during major storm events due to undersized drainage structures in this flat, low-lying area on the northern end of Roanoke Island. After Hurricane Matthew, NCDOT and Dare County completed the 2019 Roanoke Island Flooding Analysis which proposed drainage improvements. Areas upstream flooded more frequently, and the study determined undersized piping in the project area slowed the drainage of those properties. Homes located in the upstream area identified in the analysis benefitted from this project. Golden LEAF funds were used to incorporate recommendations to upsize pipes and implement other improvements to the area. Other improvements included enclosing the ditch within Roanoke Colony with drainage pipe and drop inlets, replacing the culvert beneath Roanoke Trail, removing the culvert immediately downstream of the airport property, and regrading/widening the ditch that runs between the Outer Banks SPCA and airport. County funds were also used to complete the project.
