(WAVY) — Welcome to the WAVY Traffic Blog for the week of Feb. 6 through Feb. 10.
Here you’ll find everything you need to know before hitting the roads this week to get where you need to go on time.
Have a road issue in your neck of the woods? You can get 10 On Your Side by emailing me at madison.pearman@wavy.com.
Before we get to your Traffic in the News headlines, here’s a list of closures that may impact your commute.
Construction & Closures
Depending on where you’re heading, you’re likely using a major highway, tunnel or bridge. With that in mind, these major construction updates or notifications are organized by road or structure. If it’s not a full/continuous closure, or it’s happening in the 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. timeframe, we won’t make a written mention of it.
Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, I-64:
- Thursday, February 16 – All stop I-64 east at Mallory Inspection Station from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Wednesday, February 15 – All stop North Island I-64 east from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Continuous Lane Closures and Detours
- Friday, February 10 through Friday February 17 – (24 hours per day)
- Closure and detour of W. Evans Street at I-64 overpass. CLICK HERE to read the traffic alert for the W. Evans Street closure and detour (includes map)
- Closure and detour of W. Bay Avenue on-ramp to I-64 east. CLICK HERE to read the traffic alert for the W. Bay Avenue detour (includes map)
- Closure and detour of 1st View Street at I-64 underpass CLICK HERE to read the traffic alert for the 1st View Street detour and closure. (includes map)
- Friday, February 10 through Friday February 17 – (24 hours per day)
I-664, Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel
- Alternating, single-lane closures southbound Feb. 18 starting as early as 8 p.m. to 8 a.m., including brief, intermittent stoppages starting at 11:59 p.m.
South Military Highway, Gilmerton Bridge
- Starting the weekend of Feb. 17, Chesapeake’s Gilmerton Bridge will be closed during the overnight hours for six weekends in a row.
- The closure schedule is as follows:
- Friday, February 17, 9 p.m. – Monday, February 20, 5 a.m.
- Friday, February 24, 9 p.m. – Monday, February 27, 5 a.m.
- Friday, March 3, 9 p.m. – Monday, March 6, 5 a.m.
- Friday, March 10, 9 p.m. – Monday, March 13, 5 a.m.
- Friday, March 17, 9 p.m. – Monday, March 20, 5 a.m.
- Friday, March 24, 9 p.m. – Monday, March 27, 5 a.m.
- The closure schedule is as follows:
I-64, Express Lanes:
- Full closure in both directions:
- Feb. 13 from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Feb. 13-16 from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m.
I-64, Norfolk:
- Double-lane closures, including brief, intermittent stoppages, on I-64 west near Chesapeake Boulevard (exit 279) Feb. 11 from 11:59 p.m. to 7 a.m.
I-64, Newport News:
- Full closure of the on-ramp from Fort Eustis Boulevard east to I-64 east Feb. 16-17 from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
I-264, Virginia Beach:
- Full closure of the on-ramp from Independence Boulevard north to I-264 west Feb. 13-16 from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Full closure of the off-ramp from I-264 east to Independence Boulevard north (exit 17B) Feb. 13-17 from 10 p.m. to 5 a.m.
I-64, Chesapeake:
- Overnight, single-lane closures on I-64 east at the High Rise Bridge Feb. 13-17 beginning as early as 7 p.m. until 5 a.m., with brief, intermittent stoppages (up to 20 minutes each) between 11 p.m. and 4 a.m.
- Motorists should anticipate a temporary shift in traffic on I-64 west near Battlefield Boulevard (exit 290) in which the collector-distributor (CD) lane will be shifted slightly to the right beginning as early as Feb. 11.
- Overnight closure of I-64 west off-ramp to Great Bridge Boulevard (exit 292) Feb. 13-14 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Overnight closure of off-ramp from I-64 east to George Washington Highway north (exit 296A) Feb. 13-14 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Overnight closure of on-ramp from George Washington Highway south to I-64 east Feb. 13-14 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Overnight ramp closure on I-464 south to I-64 east (exit 1B) Feb. 14-15 from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.
- Continuous closure of I-64 west ramp to Route 168 south/Chesapeake Expressway (exit 291B) beginning as early as 11 p.m. on Feb. 17 through 5 a.m. on Feb. 20.
Quarterpath Road, Williamsburg
- Monday, Feb. 13
- The dirt portion of Quarterpath Road, from near Battery Boulevard to Redoubt Park, will be closed until early spring. Use I-64, South England or Battlefield Boulevard.
Details courtesy of The Virginia Department of Transportation.