VDOT Lane Closure Forecast: March 28-April 3

By WYDaily Staff Sunday, March 28, 2010

In an effort to keep you informed, VDOT publishes the following scheduled highway lane closures that may affect traffic in Hampton Roads.  These closures are subject to change due to weather conditions and other unforeseen events.  Other closures may occur which do not appear on this report.

For current traffic and travel information, visit the VDOT Web site, call 511, call the TrafficLine at 757-361-3016 or listen to 610AM.

MIDTOWN TUNNEL
VDOT will close the Route 58 Midtown Tunnel on Sunday, March 28, from 6:30 to 10:30 a.m. to make scheduled repairs and to perform tests on the tide gate system. Motorists should plan on using the I-264 Downtown Tunnel as an alternate route during this time.

VDOT tests the tide gates twice a year at both the Route 58 Midtown Tunnel and I-64 Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel as a part of its preventative maintenance efforts. VDOT last tested the Midtown Tunnel floodgates in November 2009.

JAMES RIVER BRIDGE
Route 17 North – Motorists should expect alternating lane closures from the bridge abutment to the River Road intersection and from Warwick Boulevard to the River Road intersection for sign installation, Monday, March 29, through Friday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. In the event of inclement weather the rain date is Wednesday, March 24.

Route 17 North/South – Motorists should expect single lane closures over the James River Bridge for bridge deck repairs, Sunday, March 28, through Friday, April 2, from 6 p.m. to 5 a.m.

COLEMAN BRIDGE
Route 17 North – Motorists should expect a single mobile lane closure on the Coleman Bridge for sign repair and maintenance, Tuesday, March 30, from 9 a.m. to noon. In the event of inclement weather, the rain date is Wednesday, March 31.

HAMPTON/CHESAPEAKE
I-64 East/West – Motorists should expect alternating mobile lane closures for roadway sweeping from Mallory Street in Hampton (Exit 268) to the I-264 Interchange in Chesapeake (Exit 299), Monday, March 29, through Friday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

HAMPTON
I-64 East – Motorists should expect alternating lane closures from Hampton Roads Center Parkway (Exit 261) to Mallory Street (Exit 268) for guardrail replacement Monday, March 29, through Friday, April 2, from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.

HAMPTON/NEWPORT NEWS
I-664 South – Motorists should expect lane closures from Warwick Boulevard (Exit 5) to the I-64 Interchange (Exit 1) for paving operation, Sunday, March 28, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.

I-664 South – Motorists should expect single lane closures from Warwick Boulevard (Exit 5) to the I-64 Interchange (Exit 1) for concrete paving operations, Monday, March 29 through Thursday, April 1, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

I-664 North – Motorists should expect multiple lane closures from Warwick Boulevard (Exit 5) to the I-64 Interchange (Exit 1) for concrete grinding operations, Monday, March 29, through Friday, April 2, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. A detour will be established at 34th Street and Huntington.  Motorists will take Jefferson Avenue to the Chestnut Avenue on-ramp to I-664.

NEWPORT NEWS/SUFFOLK
I-664 North/South – Motorists should expect mobile lane closures on I-664 to the I-64 interchange in Bowers Hill for pothole repair, Monday, March 29, through Friday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

NEWPORT NEWS
Warwick Boulevard East/West
Route 60 – Motorists should expect multiple alternating lane closures for construction activities on Warwick Boulevard from Nettles Drive to J. Clyde Morris Boulevard Sunday through Saturday. Anticipate overnight lane closures from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. on both east and west bound lanes. Daytime lane closures should be expected daily from 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on east and west bound lanes. These lane closures will be in effect through project completion in May 2010.

Motorists should expect daytime and nighttime lane closures on Warwick Boulevard, both east and west bound for the duration of the project in order to complete paving operations, signalization and lighting installation, landscaping, & other work necessary to compete the project. Business entrances could be affected for short periods while paving machines move past the entrances.

MONITOR-MERRIMAC MEMORIAL BRIDGE-TUNNEL
I-664 North/South – Motorists should expect single lane closures beginning on the approach bridge to the first bridge trestle, for overhead sign repairs, Sunday, March 28, from 7 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Motorists should expect intermittent traffic stoppages of up to 15 minutes.

HAMPTON ROADS BRIDGE-TUNNEL
I-64 West – Motorists should expect single alternating lane closures for drain cleaning and tunnel maintenance, Sunday, March 28, through Thursday, April 1, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

I-64 East/West – Motorists should expect alternating lane closures through the Tunnel for fire extinguisher inspection, Tuesday, March 30, from 9 p.m. to midnight.

I-64 East – Motorists should expect overnight single lane closures Sunday, March 28 through Friday, April 2, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. for the roadway lighting upgrade to the I-64 East Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel. Westbound traffic will not be affected and no weekend closures are planned. The project is scheduled for completion in spring 2011.

Motorists are encouraged to use I-664 Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge Tunnel to avoid delays. Take Exit 264 to access I-664.  Use exit 15A for Norfolk and Virginia Beach destinations. Use exit 15B for Chesapeake and Outer Banks destinations.

For more project information, please visit the VDOT Web site.

DOWNTOWN TUNNEL
I-264 East/West – Motorists should expect mobile lane closures through the Downtown Tunnel, over the Berkley Bridge and at I-464 on and off ramps, for sweeping operations Monday, March 29, through Friday, April 2, from midnight to 5 a.m.

I-264 East/West – Motorists should expect single lane closures from the Downtown Tunnel to I-64 Tidewater Drive (Exit 277) for pothole repair, Monday, March 29, through Friday, April 2, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

NORFOLK
I-64 East West – Motorists should expect single lane closures from Tidewater Drive (Exit 277) to the Northampton Boulevard (Exit 282) for pavement milling operations, Monday, March 29, through Friday, April 2, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Hampton Boulevard Grading Project
Motorists should expect multiple lane closures, both north and south bound on Hampton Boulevard between “B” Avenue and Rogers Avenue for utility operations, Monday, March 29, through Thursday, April 1, from 9 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. and Friday, April 2 at 7 p.m. through Saturday, April 3, at 6 p.m.

Portions of Greenbrier Avenue will be closed to all traffic through August 2010. A detour has been established. Motorists should be alert to detour signs and new traffic patterns in the area.

Virginia Beach Boulevard East/West – Motorists should expect alternating single lane closures between Military Highway and Jett Street for concrete curbing and sidewalk construction from Monday, March 29, through Saturday, April 3, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

PORTSMOUTH
I-264 West – Motorists should expect multiple lane closures from the Downtown Tunnel exit to Bowers Hill for paving operations, Sunday, March 28, through Friday, April 2, from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Route 164 West Norfolk Bridge – Motorists should expect a single lane shoulder closures for bridge repair Monday, March 29, through Wednesday, March 31, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

PORTSMOUTH/NORFOLK/VIRGINIA BEACH/CHESAPEAKE
I-264 East/West – Motorists should expect mobile lane closures from Parks Avenue in Virginia Beach to the Bowers Hill (Exit 1) I-64/I-664 interchange and on I-464 from the I-264 interchange for roadway sweeping operations, Monday, March 29, through Friday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

GILMERTON BRIDGE
Route 58 Military Highway North - Motorists should be alert to northbound traffic shifts on the Gilmerton Bridge while crews perform pile driving activities Monday, March 29, through Friday, April 2, from 1 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

CHESAPEAKE
I-64 East/West Restorative Pavement Project – Motorists should expect alternating lane closures from the Bowers Hill Interchange to the I-464 Interchange, Monday, March 29, through Friday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. for restorative pavement maintenance work. Work will include patching isolated concrete pavement, increasing the width of the inside shoulder and replacing two lifts of asphalt. These paving operations will continue through August 2011.

Mt. Pleasant Road South/Fentress Airfield Road West – Motorists should expect a single lane closure on Mt. Pleasant Road and Fentress Airfield Road to Blackwater Road for utility relocation operations, Monday, March 29, through Friday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

I-64 East/West – Motorists should expect multiple lane closures from George Washington Highway/Route 17 (Exit 296) to Battlefield Boulevard (Exit 290) for roadway and guardrail maintenance, Sunday, March 28, through Friday, April 2, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m.

VIRGINIA BEACH
Lynnhaven Parkway North/South – Motorists should expect alternating lane closures on Lynnhaven Parkway between Holland Road and Lishelle Place for crosswalk and paving operations, Monday, March 29, through Friday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Witchduck Road North/South –Motorists should expect single lane closures from Bonney Road to the I-264 Interchange on Witchduck Road to North Amberly for drain pipe installation, Monday March 29, through Friday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

VIRGINIA BEACH/SUFFOLK
I-264 East/West – Motorists should expect mobile lane closures from Parks Avenue in Virginia Beach to the I-64 Bowers Hill Interchange in Suffolk, Monday, March 29, through Friday, April 2, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

ISLE OF WIGHT
Route 258 South – Motorists should expect alternating lane closures north of Route 652 and south of Route 620 for paving operations, Monday, March 29, through Thursday, April 1, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Route 258 South – Motorists should expect alternating right and left lane closures on Route 258 South, between Route 10 and Route 17, including the deceleration ramp from Route 17 South to Route 258 South on Brewer’s Neck Boulevard for paving operations, Monday, March 29, through Thursday, April 1, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

SUSSEX COUNTY
Route 35 North/South – Motorists should expect single mobile lane closures on Route 35 from Route 622 North to Route 626 South for pavement marking operations, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. through April 19, 2010.

CHINCOTEAGUE ISLAND/ACCOMAC
Route 175 East/West – Motorists should expect the causeway at the West end of the Black Narrows Bridge to be open to alternating one-way traffic controlled by a traffic light through the end of March. The new bridge will then open to two-way traffic. Motorists may experience periodic short-term lane closures after the bridge has opened to two-way traffic