Huntington advances flood-mitigation planning for repeatedly flooded 3rd and 5th avenues
Huntington is developing a capital-improvement project aimed at mitigating recurring flooding on 3rd and 5th avenues, two corridors identified as having a history of inundation.
Project officials said the work is intended to help floodwater recede more quickly. The project has also been described as having potential to support future economic development in the affected area.
The available reporting does not say that construction has begun, and it does not establish that the project would eliminate flooding. Instead, the stated objective is mitigation: reducing the time water remains in the area after flooding occurs.
Focus on recurring problem areas
The project was reported July 22, 2026, as a Huntington infrastructure effort focused on 3rd and 5th avenues. Recurring flooding in those locations is the basis for the planned capital work.
For people and businesses using the affected corridors, the project’s significance will depend on its final design and implementation. Officials’ stated goal is faster drainage or a shorter period of standing floodwater, rather than a guarantee that future flooding will be prevented.
The possibility of additional economic development is prospective, not a confirmed result. The project was described as potentially beneficial to future development in the area.
Part of continuing city mitigation work
The avenue project comes as Huntington has described broader, continuing flood-mitigation work. In a July 2, 2025 fact sheet, the city identified retention-pond and drainage-related work, including work associated with Huntington High School and Meadows Elementary.
That fact sheet also identified flood-prone neighborhoods, including Enslow Park, as beneficiaries of mitigation efforts. The city materials show a wider effort to address flooding in vulnerable parts of Huntington, though the available packet does not specify whether each of those projects is part of the 3rd and 5th avenues capital-improvement project.
Key details still unannounced
No total project cost, funding source, construction start date or completion date was provided in the reviewed reporting. The available materials also do not identify the specific engineering components planned for 3rd and 5th avenues or estimate how much faster water may recede.
Those details are the next information residents and corridor users will need to assess the project’s scope, timing and expected performance. Until city project documents provide them, the confirmed development is that Huntington is advancing mitigation planning for an area with repeated flooding.