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VDOT outlines express‑lanes construction, traffic shifts and HRBT tunneling schedule
Summary
VDOT provided a regional update on the Hampton Roads Express Lanes network and Hampton Roads Bridge‑Tunnel (HRBT) expansion, describing near‑term lane shifts, closure of a Tidewater Drive ramp, a procurement schedule for remaining segments and progress on the HRBT tunnel boring machine.
Chris Hall, district engineer for VDOT’s Hampton Roads District, gave the City Council a multi‑part briefing on construction and traffic changes tied to the Hampton Roads Express Lanes network and the Hampton Roads Bridge‑Tunnel expansion.
Hall said the long‑term plan is a 45‑mile continuous express‑lane network expected to be complete with the final 181b project “around the fall of 2029.” He described how the system will operate with high‑occupancy tolling and a free option for vehicles with an E‑ZPass Flex and two occupants: “If you got an E‑ZPass, E‑ZPass Flex, you got another person with you in that vehicle, you're riding for free,” Hall said.
Hall described an imminent traffic pattern…
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