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September 10, 2021

• Overnight Closure of Great Bridge Boulevard at the I-64 Overpass, Saturday, Sept. 11
• Overnight Closure of I-64 West Off-Ramp (Exit 292A) to Great Bridge Boulevard, Saturday, Sept. 11
• Overnight Detour on I-64 West Off-Ramp (Exit 291B), Sept. 13-16
• Overnight Detour on Northbound Military Highway at the I-64 Overpass

September 3, 2021

• Overnight Closure of I-64 West Exit Ramp 292 to Great Bridge Boulevard
  Saturday, Sept. 11, at 9 p.m., through Sunday, Sept. 12, at 9 a.m.

August 16, 2021

• Continuous Detour on Yadkin Road at the I-64 Overpass, August 23-31

August 6, 2021

• Military Highway Detour Dates (Updated Dates)

July 30, 2021

• Military Highway Detour Dates (Updated Dates) 

July 23, 2021

• Military Highway Detour Dates 

July 16, 2021

• Military Highway Detour Dates
• Overnight Detours at Exit 296 (George Washington Highway) 

June 25, 2021

• Traffic Impacts, June 27- July 3

June 18, 2021

• Traffic Impacts, June 19-27

June 4, 2021

• Overnight Detour on Military Highway at the I-64 Overpass

May 21, 2021

• Exit Ramp 290B on I-64 West Closed, May 24-27, and June 1-5, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Weekend Closure of I-64 West Exit Ramp 292 to Great Bridge Boulevard beginning 11 p.m. on Friday, May 21, through Monday, May 24, at 5 a.m.

May 14, 2021

• Weekend Closure of I-64 West Exit Ramp 292 to Great Bridge Boulevard beginning 11 p.m. on Friday, May 21 through Monday, May 24, at 5 a.m.

April 23, 2021

• Exit Ramp 290B on I-64 West Closed, April 26-30, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

April 22, 2021

• Overnight Detour on Military Highway at the I-64 Overpass

April 6, 2021

• Spring Newsletter

February 26, 2021

• Military Highway on-ramp to I-64 West closed overnight, Thursday, March 4

February 19, 2021

• Exit Ramp 290B on I-64 West Closed, Feb. 22, at 9 p.m., to Feb. 23, at 5 a.m.

February 12, 2021

• Overnight Detour at the Great Bridge Blvd Overpass, Feb 16-18

January 21, 2021

• Overnight Detours Needed to Facilitate New Traffic Pattern on I-64 West near the Great Bridge Blvd Overpass

January 14, 2021

• New Traffic Pattern on I-64 Westbound near the Great Bridge Blvd Overpass

December 31, 2020

• Daytime Detour on Bainbridge Blvd at the I-64 Overpass, Jan. 4-8

December 17, 2020

• Upcoming Lane Shift on I-64 West near the High Rise Bridge

December 11, 2020

• Upcoming ramp closure for I-64 East Exit 296A

November 16, 2020

• Upcoming Lane Shift on I-64 West near the High Rise Bridge

November 13, 2020

• Upcoming ramp closure for I-64 East Exit 296A

October 7, 2020

• New work zone starting on I-64W near the Great Bridge Boulevard Overpass

August 21, 2020

• Detour on High Rise Bridge this Weekend for VDOT Maintenance Work; Overnight Detour Southbound Military Highway at the I-64 Overpass, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., Aug. 26 and Aug. 27

July 17, 2020

• Overnight Directional Closures Continue on I-64 Near the Great Bridge Boulevard Overpass and on Great Bridge Boulevard in Chesapeake

July 10, 2020

• Overnight Directional Closures on I-64 Near the Great Bridge Boulevard Overpass and on Great Bridge Boulevard in Chesapeake Starting this Weekend

June 30, 2020

• Overnight Directional Closures on I-64 near the Great Bridge Boulevard Overpass in Chesapeake in July

June 19, 2020

• Traffic Alert - Lane and Ramp Closures for June 21-27, Overnight Detour at the Great Bridge Boulevard Overpass, June 25-26

June 8, 2020

• Traffic Alert - Upcoming Detour on Shell Road Near the I-64 Overpass

May 29, 2020

• Traffic Alert - Upcoming Detour at Military Highway Near the I-64 Overpass

May 15, 2020

• Upcoming Traffic Alerts

May 7, 2020

• Project Newsletter

April 2020

• Updated Project Information Related to Maritime Traffic - April 2020

April 7, 2020

• Full Closure of the Great Bridge Blvd Overpass | Wednesday, April 8 from 7 a.m to 4 p.m.

December 12, 2019 

• Reminder: OVERNIGHT Detour on I-64 near the High Rise Bridge this Weekend, December 14-16

December 8, 2019

• POSTPONED: OVERNIGHT Detour on I-64 near the High Rise Bridge this Weekend

December 6, 2019

• Reminder: OVERNIGHT Detour on I-64 near the High Rise Bridge this Weekend December 8-9

December 4, 2019

• NOTICE TO MARINERS on I-64 - Upcoming pile driving activities to take place in the channel

December 2, 2019

• I-64 Widening and High Rise Bridge Project Alert - Overnight Weekend Detour, Dec 8-9 and 14-16

November 1, 2019

• Project Newsletter

October 30, 2019

• I-64 Widening and High Rise Bridge Project Alert - Overnight Weekend Detour, November 2-4

October 30, 2019

• NOTICE TO MARINERS on I-64 Southside Widening and High Rise Bridge Project

October 19, 2019

• I-64 Widening and High Rise Bridge Project Alert - Detour Canceled for 10/19

October 17, 2019

• REMINDER: OVERNIGHT Detour on I-64 near the High Rise Bridge This Weekend

October 17, 2019

• Upcoming Traffic Shifts on South Military Highway near the I-64 overpass and I-64W near the High Rise Bridge

Notice to Maritime Community October 16, 2019

• Maritime Activity Notice - Fender Pile Driving to take place in the channel October 19-21 and November 2-4

October 11, 2019 

• Detour on I-64 near the High Rise Bridge, October 19-20 and November 2-4

October 4, 2019 

• REMINDER: Overnight Detour on I-64 Westbound (towards Virginia Beach) near the High Rise Bridge, October 5-6

October 1, 2019 

• Overnight Detour on I-64 Westbound (towards Virginia Beach) near the High Rise Bridge, October 5-6

September 2019 

• Overnight single lane reductions I-64 westbound (towards Virginia Beach) from the foot of the High Rise Bridge to the Great Bridge Boulevard overpass

PHOTOS! View aerial photos (taken June 2019) of the project on VDOT's Flickr Page 

May 2019

• Reduced Speed Ahead: Speed Limit to be reduced to 55 mph within the project corridor beginning as early as May 15

January 2019 

• Project Newsletter 

Notice to Maritime Community - December 2018 

• Additional Construction Work to Begin in Elizabeth River on December 10

November 2018 

• Project Newsletter 

Notice to Maritime Community - October 2018

• Construction Work to Begin in Elizabeth River in November

October 2018 

• Construction is Underway Project Newsletter

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