Sunday, September 24, 2023

Plan ahead: VDOT releases list of weekly lane closures

(Courtesy VDOT)
(Courtesy VDOT)

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

Some lanes and ramps will close between April 22 and 28. Crews contracted by the Virginia Department of Transportation will be performing work on I-64 from the Colonial Parkway to Lee Hall (exit 247).

Signed detours will be in place.

A full list of scheduled closures is as follows:

Lane closures:

  • Alternating single-lane closures on I-64 east and west from Colonial Parkway to Lee Hall (exit 247) April 22-26, starting as early as 8 p.m. until 5 a.m.
  • Lane closures under flagger control on Yorktown Road, Penniman Road and Jefferson Avenue at the I-64 overpasses on April 22-28, from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m.
  • Single-lane closures on I-64 east and west from 1 mile east of Route 199 Lightfoot exit 234 (mile marker 233) to Route 199 (exit 242), April 22-27, starting as early as 8 p.m. until 5 a.m.
  • Lane closures under flagger control on Fenton Mill Road (Route 602) at the I-64 overpasses on April 26-27, from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Ramp closures:

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

Route 199 east on-ramp to I-64 east and west, as early as 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing
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