Fairfax County flood fact sheet:

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/publications/stormwater/fema_flood_map_fact_sheet.pdf

FEMA floodplain map generator:

http://msc.fema.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/FemaWelcomeView?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-1

Now my requisite rant: if many of the same streets flood every time there is a heavy rain (e.g., Walney Rd. crossing through Flat Lick Stream valley; Richmond Highway crossing Accotink Creek), then why doesn't VDOT elevate the roadways through these areas?

T Wrote:
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> Now my requisite rant: if many of the same streets
> flood every time there is a heavy rain (e.g.,
> Walney Rd. crossing through Flat Lick Stream
> valley; Richmond Highway crossing Accotink Creek),
> then why doesn't VDOT elevate the roadways through
> these areas?

Becuase VDOT's money is better spent building 4 lane bypasses around cities such as Lynchburg, Martinsburg, and South Boston.

T Wrote:
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> Fairfax County flood fact sheet:
>
> http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/dpwes/publications/st
> ormwater/fema_flood_map_fact_sheet.pdf
>
> FEMA floodplain map generator:
>
> http://msc.fema.gov/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/Fema
> WelcomeView?storeId=10001&catalogId=10001&langId=-
> 1
>
> Now my requisite rant: if many of the same streets
> flood every time there is a heavy rain (e.g.,
> Walney Rd. crossing through Flat Lick Stream
> valley; Richmond Highway crossing Accotink Creek),
> then why doesn't VDOT elevate the roadways through
> these areas?

Clearly you know nothing of construction, environmental impact, approval, design, etc etc

I am worried about my son's school, Westbriar Elem., it is close to Zone A. Is it possible that it can flood? Also there is a lot of construction, a big hole, could that cause flooding or structural problems for the existing building.

FEMA is a waste unless they are handing out prepaid debit cards I can use at a strip club.