HAMPTON, Va. — As work continues on the Hampton Roads Express Lanes (HREL) project, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) says drivers can expect another long-term on-ramp closure beginning as early as November 3.
The ramp closure will be from southbound LaSalle Avenue to Interstate 64 East and is expected to last for about a year. The closure will allow for the demolition and reconstruction of the I-64 bridges over LaSalle Avenue to accommodate the new on-ramp and bridge heights being raised to meet current design standards.
VDOT said signed detours will be in place directing motorists traveling southbound on LaSalle Avenue to follow Mercury Boulevard to the I-64 east on-ramp. Drivers on North Armistead Avenue should follow the detour signs to LaSalle Avenue, West Pembroke Avenue, Power Plant Parkway, and I-664 north to access I-64 east.
The HREL Newport News Segment will ultimately become a part of an overall continuous 45-mile high-occupancy toll Express Lanes network on I-64, from west of Denbigh Boulevard in Newport News to the I-264/I-664 Bowers Hill interchange in Chesapeake.
For more information on the HREL project, visit 64expresslanes.org.
