Permanent solution on way for flood-prone Raleigh veteran cemetery

Saturday, March 27, 2021
RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A permanent fix in the works for a flood-prone cemetery in Raleigh.

The graves of some veterans are left underwater anytime there's heavy rain at the Raleigh National Cemetery just south of New Bern Avenue.

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Congresswoman Deborah Ross, who represents Wake County, stepped in last month and called for a fix.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is responding by saying that the National Cemetery Administration is working on a replacement storm-sewer system and drainage solution for the southeast corner of the cemetery.

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That work is expected to be completed in September.

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