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Know before you go: VDOT’s list of weekly lane closures

The Virginia Department of Transportation is finishing up segment II of the Interstate 64 widening project. (WYDaily/Courtesy of VDOT)
The Virginia Department of Transportation is finishing up segment II of the Interstate 64 widening project. (WYDaily/Courtesy of VDOT)

Drivers on Interstate 64 should expect a series of nightly lane closures — and possibly some delays — through next week.

As a result of VDOT’s I-64 widening project certain ramps and lanes will experience closures from April 14 through April 20.

Bridges

Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel (I-664)

  • Single-lane closures north: April 14-16, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
  • Single-lane closures south: April 17-18, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (I-64)

  • Alternating single-lane closures
    • Eastbound April 15-16, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
    • Westbound April 17-18, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

George P. Coleman Bridge (Route 17)

  • Stoppages of 3-4 minutes possible northbound: April 16, from 9 a.m. to noon

High Rise Bridge (I-64)

  • Single-lane closures both directions between South Military Highway and Greenbrier Parkway, April 14-17, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Ramp closures

Full ramp closures on I-64 with signed detours in place, April 14-18, starting as early as 7 p.m. at the following ramps: (**All ramps will not be closed at the same time to maintain access to the detour routes.)

  • I-64 east and west to Route 60/Busch Gardens (Exit 243A)
  • I-64 east and west to Route 143 (Exit 243B)
  • Route 60 on-ramp to I-64 east and west
  • I-64 east and west to Route 199 west (Exit 242A)
  • I-64 east and west to Route 199 east (Exit 242B)
  • Route 199 east and west on-ramps to I-64 east and west
  • I-64 east and west to Yorktown Road/Jefferson Avenue (Exit 247)
  • Jefferson Avenue (Route 143) on-ramps to I-64 east and west
  • Yorktown Road (Route 238) on-ramp to I-64 east
  • Alternating single-lane closures on I-64 east and west from Colonial Parkway to Lee Hall (exit 247) April 14-19

A consecutive, long-term full ramp closure on Route 143 Merrimac Trail north to I-64 west continues. Traffic will follow detour signage in place directing motorists to the Route 143 south on-ramp to I-64 west during the closure.

A consecutive full ramp closure from the northbound LaSalle Avenue on-ramp to I-64 east continues until summer 2019 for bridge repair work. Starting the week of April 22, a full westbound closure will be in place on Armistead Avenue beneath the I-64 overpass for up to 6 weeks.

Lane closures

  • Alternating single-lane closures on I-64 east and west from Route 199 Lightfoot (Exit 234) to Route 199/Humelsine Parkway (exit 242) April 14-18, starting as early as 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
  • Temporary stoppages possible April 14-18 between midnight and 5 a.m.
  • 64 Express Lanes: closed April 15, from 9 a.m. to noon and April 18, from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m.
  • Full closure of I-264 east collector-distributor road (outside lanes) between Military Highway and Newtown Road
    • April 12, from 11 p.m. to 7 a.m.
    • April 13, from 11 p.m. to 8 a.m.
    • April 14-18, from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Day and nighttime consecutive lane closures under flagger control on Lakeshead Drive at the I-64 overpass, starting as early as next week for bridge work and Dominion Energy utility relocations. Motorist and emergency vehicle access will be maintained at all times.

Julia Marsigliano
Julia Marsiglianohttps://wydaily.com
Julia Marsigliano is a multimedia reporter for WYDaily. She covers everything on the Peninsula from local government and law enforcement agencies to family-run businesses and weather updates. Before WYDaily, she covered Hampton and Newport News for WYDaily’s sister publication, HNNDaily before both publications merged in December 2018. Julia was born in Tokyo, Japan and moved to Long Island, New York in 2001. A true New Yorker, she loves pizza, bagels and good Chinese food. Send comments, tips and other tidbits to [email protected]. You can follow her on Twitter at @jmarsigliano

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