VDOT releases schedule for I-64 closures next week

As Virginia Department of Transportation crews chip away at the Interstate 64 widening project, more weekly lane closures are on the way.

VDOT will close various routes Feb. 18-22 as a result of the Interstate 64 widening project. The affected areas will be between Route 199 (exit 242) and Yorktown Road (exit 247).

All construction work is weather-dependent. Signs will alert motorists to ramp closures and detours.

Ramp closures:

• I-64 west off-ramp to Route 143 (exit 243B), as early as 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
• Route 199 east on-ramp to I-64 west, as early as 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
• I-64 east on- and off-ramps to Route 199 west (exit 242A), as early as 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
• I-64 east and west off-ramps to Route 60/Busch Gardens (exit 243A), starting as early as 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Lane closures:

• Alternating single-lane closures, as well as intermittent stops up to 20 minutes, on I-64 east and west from Colonial Parkway to Lee Hall (exit 247) Feb. 18-22, starting as early as 7 p.m. until 5 a.m.
• Lane closures under flagger control on Yorktown Road, Jefferson Avenue and Penniman Road at the I-64 overpasses on Feb. 18-22, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• Single lane closures on I-64 east and west from the James City-York County Line (mile marker 233) to Route 143 Camp Peary/Colonial Williamsburg (Exit 238) Feb. 18-22, starting as early as 7 p.m. until 5 a.m. for soil boring operations.

Traffic will be detoured as follows:

Route 199 east on-ramp to I-64 west closure:

• Follow signs on Route 199 east to traffic signal
• Make a U-turn at signal to access Route 199 west
• Follow Route 199 west to I-64 west on-ramp

Route 199 west on-ramp to I-64 east closure:

• Follow signs on Route 199 west to Route 60 ramp
• From Route 60 take the Route 199 east ramp
• Follow signs to the I-64 east on-ramp

I-64 east to Route 199 west (exit 242A) closure:

• Take Exit 243B to Route 143 west
• Follow signs on Route 143 west to ramp for Route 199 west

I-64 east to Route 60 (exit 243A) closure:

• Take exit 243B to Route 143
• Follow Route 143 to the Route 199 west exit
• Follow Route 199 to the Route 60 exit

I-64 west to Route 60 (exit 243A) closure:

• Take exit 242A to Route 199 west
• Route 199 west to the Route 60 exit

I-64 west off-ramp to Route 143 (exit 243B) closure:

• Take Exit 242A to Humelsine Parkway (VA-199 west)
• Keep right and follow signs for VA-143 detour
• Exit right at the Williamsburg VA-143 exit