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Lane ClosuresHAMPTON ROADS AREA LANE CLOSURE FORECASTFor the week of May 11 – May 17The following is a listing of scheduled lane closures for the upcoming week that can affect traffic in Hampton Roads. These closures are subject to change due to adverse weather conditions and other unforeseen events. Other closures may occur which do not appear on this report. JAMES CITY COUNTYYORK COUNTYI-64 East – Motorists should expect a single lane closure and an off ramp closure on I-64 from Exit 234 at Route 199 to Exit 238 beginning Monday, May 12 through Wednesday, May 14 from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. for guardrail repairs, milling and paving. NEWPORT NEWSRoute 143 North/South – Through March 2010, motorists should expect alternating lane closures and traffic shifts on Jefferson Avenue from Buchanan Drive to King’s Ridge, Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for construction activity. Warwick Boulevard Project Route 60 East/West – Motorists should expect multiple alternating lane closures on Warwick Boulevard from Nettles Drive to J. Clyde Morris Boulevard Mondays through Fridays for construction activities. Anticipate lane closures from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. on both east and westbound lanes. Additionally, lane closures should be expected daily from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. on westbound lanes only. These lane closures will be in affect through project completion in December 2009. I-64 East – From 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., beginning Monday, May 12 through Friday, May 16, motorists should expect delays at Fort Eustis at Route 105. Loops will be closed for eradicating pavement markings and installing permanent pavement markings. Detour signs will be in place and only one loop will be closed at a time. JAMES RIVER BRIDGE– NEWPORT NEWSRoute 17 South – A single lane closure is scheduled across the James River Bridge on Monday, May 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for mechanical testing. MONITOR MERRIMAC MEMORIAL BRIDGE TUNNEL– NEWPORT NEWSI-664 North/South – Alternating lane closures are scheduled on Sunday, May 18 from 6 a.m. to noon at the Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel for traffic signal maintenance. I-64 East – At the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT), a single lane closure is scheduled east on I-64 on Monday, May 12 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for crews to clean the drainage system holding tanks, repair tunnel lighting and perform maintenance activities on the traffic count sensor system. NORFOLK/VIRGINIA BEACHCrews will retrofit existing sign panels, remove catwalks and lighting components and measure existing sign panels for replacement. Areas affected in the Hampton Roads area are listed below:
NORFOLKVirginia Beach Boulevard/Route 58 – Motorists should expect an alternating lane closure from Jett Street to Raby Road Mondays through Fridays from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. through June 2008 for utility and storm drain work. Additionally, motorists should anticipate a new traffic pattern on Virginia Beach Boulevard in Norfolk for the next 11 months. This shift moves traffic off of the eastbound service road, back onto two eastbound lanes on the mainline. Temporary access entrances will be provided for businesses on the service road directly onto the mainline. Westbound traffic will continue to utilize the westbound service road and one lane on the mainline. Contractors are installing water, sewer and storm drain pipes, and constructing the new eastbound roadway lanes. Adjustments will be made to this traffic pattern at the signaled intersections as work continues. The Virginia Beach Boulevard widening project impacts the highway from Jett Street to Briar Hill Road near the Military Highway (Route 13) interchange. The four-lane roadway will be widened to six-lanes with turn lanes and a raised median, modified signals and lighting. Project completion is scheduled for April 2010. CHESAPEAKEI-64 East/Bowers Hill - A single lane closure is scheduled beginning on I-64 eastbound prior to Shell Road to the bottom of the bridge on Tuesday, May 13 from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. for guardrail repair. I-64 East/Bowers Hill - A single lane closure is scheduled beginning on I-64 prior to Route 13 (Exit 297) to the bottom of Route 13 overpass on Wednesday, May 14 from 11:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. for guardrail repair. I-464 North/Bowers Hill - A single lane closure is scheduled beginning on I-464 north of the I-64 Interchange to Military Highway (Exit 2) on Tuesday, May 13 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. for guardrail repair. BATTLEFIELD BOULEVARD PROJECT- CHESAPEAKEI-64 West – A single lane closure is scheduled west bound on Thursday, May 15 at Battlefield Boulevard (Exit 290) from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. to refresh the striping, repair the delineators and panels on the temporary barrier. PORTSMOUTHVIRGINIA BEACH
SUFFOLKSUSSEX COUNTYSOUTHAMPTONRoute 58 East – Motorists should expect weekday alternating lane closures near the Greensville County Line from 7 a.m. on Mondays to noon on Fridays through June 2008 for pavement patching. ACCOMACVDOT NewsVDOT SHIFTING TRAFFIC ON VIRGINIA BEACH BOULEVARD IN NORFOLK BEGINNING MARCH 26THNORFOLK - As the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) continues work to widen Virginia Beach Boulevard in Norfolk, motorists should prepare for another traffic pattern change beginning today, March 26.This traffic shift moves traffic off of the eastbound service road, back onto two eastbound lanes on the mainline. Temporary access entrances will be provided for businesses on the service road directly onto the mainline. Westbound traffic will continue to utilize the westbound service road and one lane on the mainline. Contractors are beginning to install water, sewer and storm drain pipes, and construct the new eastbound roadway lanes. This traffic pattern, which will be finalized by the end of the week, is scheduled for one year with minor adjustments at the signaled intersections as work continues. In January, work started on the Virginia Beach widening project which impacts the highway from Jett Street to Briar Hill Road near the Military Highway (Route 13) interchange. The four-lane roadway will be widened to six-lanes with turn lanes and a raised median, modified signals and lighting. Project completion is scheduled for April 2010. Highway safety is everyone's responsibility. Virginia's highway safety partnership - the Virginia Department of Transportation, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and Virginia State Police - challenges you to help prevent highway fatalities. Buckle up. Avoid distractions. Share the road. Drive drug- and alcohol-free. Obey speed limits. For up-to-date traffic and travel information, visit www.VirginiaDOT.org, call 511 or listen to 610AM. VDOT GOES GREEN AT THE I-64 BATTLEFIELD BOULEVARD PROJECT Project contractor E.V. Williams recycles concrete for new mainline
CHESAPEAKE – The Virginia Department of Transportation and contractor E.V. Williams are going green at the I-64/Battlefield Boulevard construction project by recycling old concrete to be used on the new roadway. Earlier this year, specialized machines were moved to the center median of I-64 to crush the old concrete and mix it with a combination of cement and gravel to create a an aggregate base that will be placed under the newly constructed mainline of the project. “In an effort to minimize the need to remove the old concrete from the project and deliver over 3,000 truck loads of aggregate, we decided it would be best to use recycled concrete on this project,” said Joe Bordt, Project Superintendent for the I-64 Battlefield Boulevard Project. “Using this mix will make for a cleaner and more environmentally-friendly finished product.” This process will greatly reduce the amount of fuel used to transport aggregate from an off-site plant to the site. Fewer trucks moving materials equates to added value and cost savings, less air pollution and increased safety for motorists in and around the work zone. This work is part of the I-64 Battlefield Boulevard construction project on schedule to be completed by July 2009. Motorists can visit www.i64info.com for more information, to sign up for weekly e-mail updates, to see construction progress and learn about any lane closures or traffic switches. Motorists can also call 511 or listen to 610AM for up-to-date traffic reports. VDOT Begins Soil Tests for Future Route 460 ProjectSoil evaluations will help with construction planningSUFFOLK, VA - Residents along Route 460 may notice crews working on the side of the road in upcoming weeks. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is conducting geotechnical investigations by taking soil samples between Interstate 295 in Prince George County and the Suffolk Bypass (US 58) in Suffolk. The samples will be used by engineers to design the future re-alignment of Route 460. The tests should not interfere with traffic. In some cases, it may be necessary for workers to enter private property to access one or more proposed borehole locations. Property owners will receive prior notification and every effort will be made to restore the area and minimize the time spent on private property. Approximately 30 days after samples are taken, a member of the soil survey crew will return to inspect the borehole locations. For more information on soil testing, residents should contact John Deusebio at 757-924-2681. For more information on the Route 460 alignment visit: www.virginiadot.org VDOT COLLECTS 51 TOP AWARDS FOR ENGINEERING, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT AND PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENT IN 2007RICHMOND - As Hollywood kicks off awards season to recognize last year’s best in entertainment, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is clearing space on its mantel for 51 top honors received in 2007 from industry, government and professional associations. The awards recognize individual and team accomplishments in business improvement, highway system innovation and research, and in professional achievements for members of the VDOT staff around the Commonwealth.VDOT Commissioner David. S Ekern reported to the Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) at its Jan.16 meeting, “These awards demonstrate the stellar professional achievements and innovation that have established VDOT as a premier transportation agency in this country and around the world. The staff members recognized for these achievements are improving the experience of every motorist who travels on Virginia’s highways. In many cases, these awards represent the highest levels of professionalism in their respective fields, and we are very fortunate to have earned these top honors.” More than 50 award recipients of the hundreds who were part of awards teams or received individual accolades were recognized before the CTB for notable 2007 achievements. The awards recipients recognized were part of seven project teams or activities that received the highest possible awards in their particular fields, including:
For a complete listing of VDOT’s 2007 awards click here. |
