PROJECT UPDATE
August 31, 2016
First Base Pavement Going Down Along
I-64 Segment I Corridor
Paving Activities Now Underway
Notice anything new along the Peninsula
I-64 Widening corridor? Paving activities for a new travel lane and shoulder lane in the median began last week! Check out this shot taken on August 26 of the new base mix asphalt that’s been placed so far between Jefferson Avenue and Denbigh Boulevard. 
August 17: Crews worked overnight to erect steel girders on the eastbound Fort Eustis Boulevard Bridge.
August 25: 
Continuous concrete slip forming of the footing for the median barrier, 1/4 of a mile west of the Fort Eustis interchange.
August 25: Cold recycler and soil stabilizer preparing to mix the cement stabilized subbase.
August 26:
New base mix asphalt has been placed in the median between Jefferson Avenue and Denbigh Boulevard.
Under Construction
Segment I Work Activities

Recently Completed

  • Set structural steel girders for Span B of the eastbound Fort Eustis Boulevard Bridge
  • Placed concrete for cap, columns and footing at Pier 1 of the east-and westbound Fort Eustis Boulevard Bridge
  • Installed footings for median barrier between Fort Eustis Boulevard and Lee Hall Reservoir
  • Completed driving production piles at Abutment B of the Lee Hall Reservoir Bridges
  • Installed asphalt base course east of Denbigh Boulevard
  • Began demolition of the westbound lane bridge deck at the Lee Hall Reservoir Bridge
  • Placed concrete at the east- and westbound lanes bent cap at the Lee Hall Reservoir Bridge

Current Status: 

  • Continue paving activities in the median
  • Continue building Abutment B footings at the Lee Hall Reservoir Bridges
  • Drainage installation continues in median west of Lee Hall Reservoir 
  • Continue pile driving at Pier 2 of the westbound Fort Eustis Boulevard Bridge
  • Continue cement stabilization of subgrade east of Industrial Park Drive 
  • Starting installation of median barrier footings west of Denbigh Boulevard

Upcoming Work Activities:

  • Continue cement-treated aggregate subbase, cement stabilized subgrade and asphalt pavement in the median
  • Continue substructure construction at Fort Eustis Boulevard Bridges and Lee Hall Reservoir Bridges
  • Continue installation of median barrier footings
  • Start foundations for the Industrial Park Drive Bridges

Segment II Work Activities

  • Preliminary work includes on site surveying activities and design development.
  • On-site construction activities to commence in fall
Traffic Impacts 
Lane Closures:
Weeknight east- and westbound alternating single-lane closures, Sundays through Thursdays, beginning as early as 9 p.m. and ending at  5 a.m. the following morning between Jefferson Avenue (exit 255) and Lee Hall (exit 247).

One travel lane in each direction will remain open to traffic at all times.  All construction work is dependent upon weather conditions.

Traveling in the Work Zone: 
Westbound truck traffic on Interstate 64 is now restricted to the right lane between Jefferson Avenue (exit 255) and Yorktown Road (exit 247). A reduced 55mph speed limit is also in effect 24/7 in this area in both the east- and westbound directions. Once construction activity begins in Segment II, the reduced 55mph speed limit will be extended to Route 199 (Humelsine Parkway). 
Alternate Routes:
Beat the backups and find alternate routes around the work zone by viewing the Alternate Routes Map now available on the I-64 Widening web site. 
REDUCED SPEED AHEAD
  Please obey the reduced 55mph speed limit which is in effect 24/7 in both the east- and westbound work zones of the project between Jefferson Avenue (exit 255) and Lee Hall (exit 247). Once construction activity begins in Segment II the reduced 55mph speed limit will be extended to Route 199 (Humelsine Parkway/Marquis Center Parkway) near exit 242.