MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va.-- One flood-prone area that made it through Tuesday's heavy rains was the John Marshall High track and football fields. And NEWS9 is learning that a project is underway to put an end to the flood-troubled fields.

With much-needed improvements, the football field will soon be able to withstand some 40-60 games per year. On average, the field is only used for about 30 games per year.

The football field is looking a little different at Monarch Stadium these days. The grass has been ripped up and the ground stripped to dirt, in an effort to quell a continuing drainage problem.

“We've re-done it a couple of times, but we've kind of piecemealed the whole thing together. What's happened is, we've had a couple of floods down here, water on top of it, water comes on top of it and packs it down. All the water on top of the field went out to the sides and just laid there,” said Chuck Duckworth, John Marshall athletic director.

After many floods, the track became saturated in water, rolled up and detached from the blacktop beneath. The field was tore up, burned up, and in some places left bare.

Now the old turf from the field has been removed. The field has been re-crowned to direct the flow of water, and new irrigation has been put in, including more drains.

AG Design, from Ohio, is handling the work.

“They do the Steelers, they do the Bengals, they do the Browns, Ohio State, very reputable company. When we brought him in to look at it-- when he came in to meet with us, he had the whole package ready to go, and that was one of the things that impressed me," said Duckworth.

AG Design will roll sod over the upgraded grounds and then replace the track.

After they are complete, Duckworth, says the field may still flood, but will drain much more efficiently.

“Even if something does happen to it, it's a whole lot cheaper instead of putting down new turf, to take out sections of this and put down new sod for $6,000-8,000 rather than a million dollars for turf," said Duckworth.

A similar project is being carried out at Cameron High School. The total cost for both John Marshall and Cameron's field projects is around $220,000.