SUFFOLK, Va. — The City of Suffolk is warning drivers to expect heavier traffic this weekend along the Route 17/Bridge Road corridor as VDOT plans to close all northbound lanes of the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel for paving.
VDOT closed all northbound lanes of I-664 of the bridge-tunnel Friday night. The lanes will reopen Monday, Oct. 12 by 5 p.m. The schedule can change depending on the weather.
The City of Suffolk says crews will have detours in place during the road closure.
VDOT is advising motorists to use the James River Bridge or the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel as alternate routes.
For more information, motorists can visit www.511virginia.org, call 511, or download Virginia’s free 511mobile app, for current traffic and travel information.
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