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VDOT updates Newport News on I-64 express lanes, HRBT expansion and James River Bridge deck replacement
Summary
Virginia Department of Transportation officials briefed Newport News City Council on progress and near-term work for the I-64 Hampton Roads express lanes network, Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel expansion, Denbigh Boulevard interchange and a James River Bridge grid-deck replacement that will require a one-direction weekend closure in March.
Chris Hall, district engineer with the Virginia Department of Transportation, told Newport News City Council at a work session that construction on the Hampton Roads express lanes and related tunnel and bridge projects is advancing and that several upcoming night and weekend traffic changes will affect local commuters.
The update covered a 45–50 mile express-lanes network on I-64, work on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) expansion, procurement for the Denbigh Boulevard interchange and a James River Bridge (JRB) grid-deck replacement. Hall said the express lanes will operate as a high-occupancy toll facility with free travel for qualifying high-occupancy vehicles and motorcycles and dynamic tolling for single-occupancy vehicles.
“Number 1, there’s always a free option,” Chris Hall said. “Number 2, the express lanes are really designed to provide a reliable trip.” He added that toll revenues will support towing, repayment of loans used to develop the initial network and continued improvements to the express-lanes network.
Hall said the Newport News segment (Segments 4A/4B) runs roughly 11.5 miles between Denbigh Boulevard and the…
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