A new second eastbound left-turn lane opened to traffic on Victory Boulevard (Route 171) to northbound Hampton Highway (Route 134) overnight on June 2, as part of the Virginia Department of Transportation’s Victory Boulevard Widening Project. The Virginia Department of Transportation also announced the permanent removal of previous turn-lane and work zone closures along eastbound Victory Boulevard between George Washington Memorial Highway (Route 17) and Hampton Highway, marking the completion of a $4.69 million roadway improvements project that began construction in March 2025.
The project widened Victory Boulevard from five to six lanes between George Washington Memorial Highway and Hampton Highway. Improvements included a new third eastbound travel lane on Victory Boulevard and a second left-turn lane onto northbound Hampton Highway. Contractor crews from Curtis Contracting, Inc., carried out the construction.
Additional enhancements included extending an acceleration lane from the Walmart Supercenter entrance to create a fourth full-length westbound travel lane, tying it into the right-turn lane at Kiln Creek Parkway. This change was designed to improve safety for motorists traveling toward Kiln Creek community or Interstate 64.
Other upgrades consisted of installing a new storm sewer system for improved drainage, upgrading traffic signals with vehicle detection technology at intersections for better traffic management, constructing two concrete medians, and adding a concrete overlay on eastbound lanes.
The purpose of the Virginia Department of Transportation centers on building, maintaining and operating Virginia’s roads, bridges and tunnels to support a safe and efficient transportation system; it manages one of the nation’s largest state highway systems covering tens of thousands of lane-miles across Virginia; provides services such as highway maintenance, traffic management through systems like Virginia 511, and oversight of land-use permits along state routes; serves as a state agency overseeing planning, construction and maintenance; developed from the 1906 State Highway Commission through various iterations; and has its headquarters at 1221 East Broad Street in Richmond, according to the official website.
