Traffic alert: VDOT weekly lane closures scheduled for I-64 widening

Motorists be aware: More lane closures on Interstate 64 are coming next week.

Some lanes, streets, and ramps on I-64 will close between March 11 and 17 due to the I-64 widening project, according to a Virginia Department of Transportation press release.

Crews contracted by VDOT will close a series of interstate on-ramps and off-ramps on I-64 from the Colonial Parkway to Lee Hall (exit 247).

Ramp closures:

• I-64 west off-ramp to Route 143 (exit 243B), as early as 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
• I-64 in both directions to Route 199 west (exit 242A), as early as 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
• I-64 in both directions to Route 199 east (exit 242B), as early as 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.
• Route 199 west on-ramp to I-64 in both directions, as early as 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
• Route 199 east on-ramp to I-64 in both directions, as early as 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Lane closures:

• Lane closures under flagger control on Yorktown Road, Jefferson Avenue and Penniman Road at the I-64 overpasses on March 11-16, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
• Single-lane closures on I-64 east and west from Route 199 Lightfoot exit (exit 234) to Route 199 Humelsine Parkway (exit 242) March 11-15, starting as early as 7 p.m. until 5 a.m. for soil boring operations.
• Lane closures under flagger control on Colonial Parkway at the I-64 overpass on March 11-12, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.