The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has announced a series of scheduled closures and lane restrictions in the Hampton Roads District for the week of March 8-14, 2026. The planned work includes full closures of interstates, ramps, bridges, primary roads, and lane closures at key bridge-tunnel crossings.
Closures may be adjusted due to weather or other factors. VDOT advises travelers to consult their resources for up-to-date information on additional maintenance and construction-related lane closures. Information is available via the Virginia 511 system online, through its smartphone app, or by dialing 511.
For bridges and tunnels, notable impacts include a single-lane westbound closure at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (I-64) overnight on March 10. The Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel (I-664) will see alternating single-lane closures in both directions from March 9-12 during nighttime hours. Test openings are scheduled for the George P. Coleman Bridge (Route 17) late evening into early morning on March 12.
Elizabeth River Crossings’ Downtown Tunnel (I-264), Midtown Tunnel (Route 58), and MLK Expressway (Route 164) will have updated closure schedules available at DriveERC.com. Updates related to the HRBT Expansion Project can be found on its project website.
Several interstate segments will experience significant disruptions:
– In Chesapeake, I-64 west to I-464 north ramp will close overnight on March 10.
– The I-64 Gap Segment C Widening in James City County will involve nightly single-lane closures between New Kent County-James City County line and Route 199/Lightfoot from March 9–13.
– Full express lane closure westbound between High Rise Bridge and Greenbrier Parkway is set for the night of March 6.
On I-64’s Norfolk Reversible Express Lanes, full directional closures are planned multiple times between March 6–16 during both day and nighttime hours.
Ramp closures related to the HREL Hampton 4C Project are expected from March 8–12 with various affected locations including Armistead Avenue/LaSalle Avenue exits and Settlers Landing Road/Woodland Road ramps. King Street under I-64 will also be closed overnight from March 8–9.
Other areas such as Newport News/Hampton projects on I-64 include multiple lane reductions between J. Clyde Morris Boulevard and Hampton Roads Center Parkway from March 8–14 each night.
Additional interstate ramp or lane impacts are planned throughout Chesapeake (I-464), Portsmouth (I-264), Norfolk (multiple interstates including I‑564), Virginia Beach (I‑264 off-ramp to London Bridge Road), York County’s Route 17 corridor, among others.
VDOT’s official website states that its core mission is building, maintaining, and operating Virginia’s roads, bridges, and tunnels to ensure a safe transportation system (official website). As one of the largest state highway systems in the country—spanning tens of thousands of lane-miles—VDOT manages not only highway maintenance but also traffic management services like Virginia 511 (official website). The agency oversees planning, construction, land-use permits along state routes as well as providing updates about ongoing infrastructure projects (official website).
According to VDOT’s history detailed on its site, it originated from the State Highway Commission formed in 1906 before evolving into today’s organization responsible for Virginia’s growing transportation network (official website). VDOT’s headquarters are located at 1221 East Broad Street in Richmond (official website).
