In Turner Station, flooding is a fact of life.

But hope — in the form of $3.15 million in federal funding — is finally in the hands of the historically Black neighborhood in Southeastern Baltimore County.

U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, a native of the community, presented a check Thursday to County Executive Kathy Klausmeier.

The congressman helped secure the money to fund the first phase of a flood mitigation project identified in the Turner Station Flood Resilience Roadmap.

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“Almost two years after the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, communities on the effected shorelines continue the work on inlet resiliency, conservation, and flood mitigation,” according to a news release from Mfume’s office.

According to the congressman’s office, the money will fund the project’s first phase, which includes mitigation pumping, drainage and plantings. Work will begin at the intersection of Sollers Point Road and Oak Street.

The Dundalk neighborhood has long struggled with flooding. That neglect — paired with industrial pollution from the old Bethlehem Steel site — has cost human lives, property damage and quality of life. The community was dealt another blow two years ago when the Key Bridge collapsed.

However, this influx of cash will have an immediate impact in addressing the area’s chronic flooding problems.

The planned mitigation efforts are projected to cost $12.5 million, according to estimates submitted to the state.