Editing Grundy, Virginia (section)

===Grundy Flood-Control Project===
[[Image:Grundy Virginia flood 1984.jpg|left|thumb|225px|Aerial view of flooding on the Levisa Fork River in Grundy, Virginia in 1984]]

Since 1929, Grundy has suffered nine major floods of the adjoining [[Levisa Fork River]]. After the inundation of April 4, 1977, many businesses did not reopen, and owners abandoned the buildings that housed them. In 1984 many businesses flooded again.

A 21st-century project to relocate much of the town to higher ground has been completed. The project started in 2001. The mountain on the other side of the [[Levisa Fork]] was blasted to create {{convert|13|acre|m2}} of relatively level land.  After a few years of blasting, utilities were placed and new bridges were built across the river. A new town center on the west bank features a multi-level [[Walmart]] with a parking deck.
[[File:BuchananCoCourthouse.jpg|thumb|Buchanan County Courthouse in 2009]]
Buildings backing on the river have been demolished, and a new flood wall protects the county courthouse. [[U.S. Route 460]] was relocated to the top of the flood wall.  Businesses formerly located downtown were relocated to an industrial building located just outside town. [[State Route 83 (Virginia)|State Route 83]] will be rerouted to meet [[U.S. Route 460]] down the street where [[U.S. Route 460]] originally took a directional split to go through downtown Grundy.  Additional work upriver is under study to reroute [[U.S. Route 460]] inland from its current path.