Figure 1. Flowchart for coastal engineering studies, 

 Virginia Beach, Virginia 



Site Background 



3. The proposed Virginia Beach, Virginia, Beach Erosion Control and 

 Hurricane Protection Project is one of the largest and most complex coastal 

 projects of this type in recent Corps of Engineers experience. The City of 

 Virginia Beach is located on the east coast of the United States just south of 

 the entrance to Chesapeake Bay (Figure 2). The project area consists of 

 6 miles* of heavily developed commercial and urhan shoreline which extends 

 north from Rudee Inlet to 89th Street (Figure 3**) . This shoreline is subject 



* A table of factors for converting non-SI units of measurement to SI 

 (metric) units is presented on page 3. 

 ** All elevations (el) cited herein are in feet as referenced to National 

 Geodetic Vertical Datum (NGVD) . 



