![]() “This remaining work will be accomplished in phases to maintain a minimum of two lanes opened for the motorists during peak travel times,” Dell said. ![]() The addition of about 8 miles of sound barriers lining I-64 in both directions is about 75% complete. ![]() Other ongoing work includes converting the existing High Rise Bridge to serve traffic headed toward Suffolk, aligning the new and existing High Rise Bridge with interstate lanes, adding overhead signage, installing storm water management features, and resurfacing the new and existing asphalt. There are currently no express lanes open to traffic, Dell said. I-64 will have new express lanes going in both directions by the end of the project, the majority of which will be built in the median of the existing highway. The closures began Sunday night and will continue through Saturday. The project involves widening a nearly 9-mile stretch of I-64 from the Bowers Hill interchange to Battlefield Boulevard from four lanes to six lanes by adding express lanes in both directions, building a new bridge and replacing another one.Īs of this week, the project is 90% complete and the majority of the remaining work is expected to be done by December, according to VDOT spokesperson Shelby Dell. VDOT has been working since summer 2018 on the I-64 southside widening and High Rise Bridge project, which aims to improve mobility and safety for motorists, and increase capacity along a key evacuation route. State construction crews closed some lanes this week along segments of I-64, from the Bowers Hill interchange with I-264 to the Shell Road overpass, as part of the project. Travel along Interstate 64 in Chesapeake has been more complicated than normal this week, and there’s more to come as the Virginia Department of Transportation works to complete widening projects before the year’s end.
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