Flooding causes mess on Norfolk road

NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) - A man who has worked at a business along Hampton Boulevard in Norfolk says heavy rains cause excessive flooding in front of his workplace.

Mike Arney, an employee of G&H Auto, told 10 On Your Side car parts, trash and other rejected items wash up in front of the business. 

Photos: Flooding on Hampton Boulevard

In heavy rains, some drivers are forced to drive over Hampton Boulevard's flooded third lane closest to businesses if they are not able to merge quickly enough. 

Arney said he has never called the City of Norfolk about the problem, but admits he has seen city workers assessing the area.

"As a matter of fact, the city workers were out here today. Somebody came by, splashed all of them and they got right in their truck and left," Arney said. 

Lori Crouch with the City of Norfolk said no calls or complaints have been made about the flooding, but the city is dealing with flooding issues close to that block. She said city crews will be out hoping to solve the flooding problem outside G&H Auto in the near future.

Crouch explained that the flooding is due to the lack of drain structures. "The southbound lane is sloped from the median to the west curb line, which is generally sloped toward the south. Since there is very little elevation differences, the water is flowing very slowly, causing even more spread of storm water on the outside curb lane," wrote Crouch in an email to WAVY.com.