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Know before you go: VDOT 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 the week.

As a result of VDOT’s I-64 widening project certain ramps and lanes will experience closures from May 5-11.

Bridges

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

  • Alternating single-lane closures north:
    • May 7, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
    • May 8, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
  • Alternating single-lane closures south, May 6-9, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (I-64)

  • Alternating single-lane closures east and west May 6-9, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

High Rise Bridge (I-64)

  • Alternating single-lane closures both directions between South Military Highway and Greenbrier Parkway:
    • May 5-9, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
    • May 10, from 9 p.m. to 7 a.m

Lane

  • Overnight double-lane closures on I-64 east and west, between west of Exit 242 (Route 199) and east of Exit 247 (Lee Hall), May 5-10, starting as early as 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
  • Daytime single-lane closures on I-64 east, between west of Exit 247 (Lee Hall) and east of Exit 242 (Route 199), May 6-10, from 5 a.m. to 8 p.m.
  • 64 Express Lanes will be closed May 6, from 10 p.m to 5 a.m.

Ramp

Full ramp closures on I-64 with signed detours in place, May 5-9, 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
  • Full ramp closure on the I-264 east off-ramp to I-64 west on May 6, from midnight to 4 a.m.
  • Full closure of the on-ramp from Route 58 west to I-664 north May 6-8, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

A consecutive full ramp closure from the northbound LaSalle Avenue on-ramp to I-64 east in Hampton continues until summer 2019 for bridge repair work. As of April 24, a full westbound closure is in place on Armistead Avenue beneath the I-64 overpass for up to 6 weeks.

A consecutive, long-term full ramp closure on Route 143 Merrimac Trail north to I-64 west continues.

Full closure of mainline/inside set of I-264 east at I-64 interchange 11 p.m. to 5 a.m. the nights of May 4, 9 & 11. The flyover ramp (Exit 284A) from I-64 east to I-264 east will also close at these 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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