The Virginia Department of Transportation announced on May 15 a weekly traffic alert for the Hampton Roads District, outlining full closures and lane restrictions on major interstates, ramps, bridges, and tunnels scheduled between May 17 and May 23.
This update is important for drivers in the region as it provides information about planned closures that could impact travel times. The department will suspend many highway work zones and lift most lane closures on interstates and other major roads in Virginia for holiday travel from noon Friday, May 22 until noon Tuesday, May 26.
Scheduled closures include alternating single-lane closures at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel eastbound from May 18 to May 21 during overnight hours. The Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel will see a series of full directional closures lasting up to 45 minutes each between late evening on May 16 through early morning on May 17. Additional single-lane or mobile lane closures are set across various dates at multiple locations including the High Rise Bridge and throughout I-64 in Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Virginia Beach, and James City County.
Motorists are encouraged to check DriveERC.com for Downtown Tunnel (I-264), Midtown Tunnel (Route 58), MLK Expressway (Route 164) schedules; hrbtexpansion.vdot.virginia.gov/traffic-alerts/ for HRBT Expansion Project updates; vdot.virginia.gov/projects/major-projects/64expresslanes/news–traffic-alerts/ for express lanes project impacts; and vdot.virginia.gov/projects/major-projects/64expresslanes/long-term-traffic-impacts/ for an interactive map of long-term impacts related to construction projects.
Virginia Department of Transportation manages one of the nation’s largest state highway systems with tens of thousands of lane-miles across Virginia according to the official website. The agency is responsible for building, maintaining and operating roads, bridges and tunnels while providing services such as highway maintenance and traffic management through systems like Virginia 511.
The department has its headquarters at East Broad Street in Richmond according to the official website, where it oversees planning and construction efforts statewide.
