I-64/I-264 Improvements Update

PROJECT UPDATE

June 2018

Girders Span Curlew Drive

Crews installed five large girders over Curlew Drive on Saturday, June 2, completing the operation just before heavy rain moved in.

A tractor-trailer delivered the 140-foot girders one at a time to the shoulder of I-64 where the interstate crosses Curlew Drive. Two cranes hoisted the girder from the truck (top photo) and placed it on bridge piers running parallel to the interstate. The structure will support a ramp for I-64 west traffic to I-264 east and the Newtown and Witchduck exits. The arrow in the inset image shows where the work took place in a rendering of the finished ramp. Click the image for a better look.

The operation required close coordination with Hampton Roads Transit because it also involved working over the transit agency's light rail tracks. With the girders in place, crews will continue building the bridge deck this month. That work, along with underground water and sewer line work, requires a detour at Curlew Drive during June. More details on that detour are below, under traffic impacts.

The View From Above

The following photo shows construction as of May 11 on the new ramp and collector-distributor lanes that will serve the I-264 east interchanges with Newtown and Witchduck roads. View more aerial photos in this Flickr album . (Trevor Wrayton/VDOT)

Phase II: Land Cleared For Greenwich Flyover

Land-clearing has advanced on both sides of I-264 to make way for construction of the flyover that will connect Greenwich Road on the south to Cleveland Street on the north.

The photo at left shows land that was cleared near where Cleveland Street ends in a cul-de-sac north of I-264. This is where the flyover will transition from a bridge structure (red in the following map) as it crosses the interstate and water to ground-level (yellow), and connect to Cleveland Street. Click on the map for a full, high-resolution version.

Camera to Capture Flyover Construction

VDOT has installed a second construction time-lapse camera for the public to follow progress of the I-64/I-264 Interchange Improvements work. The new camera is positioned just east of where the Greenwich Road flyover will be built during Phase II.

View the project cameras

Progress Report and Look Ahead

Phase I (I-64/I-264 to Newtown Road)

Recently Completed:

Drilled shafts, columns, cap beams for bridge over Curlew Drive
Girders installed for bridge over Curlew Drive
S. Newtown Road repaved following utility work for retention pond
Densified Aggregate Piers (DAPS) and support piles at Exit 15A from I-264 to Newtown Road

Ongoing:

Overhead sign structure installation on I-64 west
Bridge deck construction from Curlew Drive to Newtown Road
Retaining walls M and P at the I-64 west approach to Curlew Drive overpass
Installing Retaining Wall Q at Exit 15A from I-264 to Newtown Road
Maintaining erosion and settlement control measures

Upcoming:

Utility work under Curlew Drive
Concrete deck pours

Phase II (I-264/Newtown Road to Witchduck Road)

Recently Completed:

Cleared Cleveland Street approach to Greenwich Road Flyover
Demolition of islands at Newtown/Greenwich Road intersection

Ongoing:

Widening I-264 Exit Ramp 15A
Relocation of sewer and water lines at Newtown and Greenwich
Clearing and ground improvements for the Greenwich Road flyover
Demolition of buildings for new on-ramp to I-264 east and new collector-distributor road

Upcoming :

Drilled shaft foundations and columns in the Newton Road median near I-264 east

Traffic Impacts

CURLEW DRIVE DETOUR IN PLACE DURING JUNE

Overhead bridge work and underground utility work required crews to close Curlew Drive near the I-64 overpass during June.

Traffic is being detoured via Military Highway, I-264 and Newtown Road. All residences and streets off of Curlew Drive retain access.

The detour is allowing crews to construct the bridge over Curlew Drive for the new ramp from I-64 west and to perform utility work under the road.

The Curlew Drive detour will also involve temporary interruptions in light rail service between Military Highway and Newtown Road the weekends of June 16-17, June 23-24 and potentially June 30-July 1. A bus will transport riders between the Military and Newtown stations on these dates. This notice from Hampton Roads Transit provides more details.

NIGHTLY DETOURS: NEWTOWN RD NORTH & GREENWICH RD EAST

Nightly detours at the Newtown and Greenwich intersection for northbound Newtown Road and eastbound Greenwich Road traffic are expected to continue into the second week of June.

The detours run from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. for utility work on Phase II.

Signed detours will be in place for northbound Newtown Road traffic and eastbound Greenwich Road traffic.

All businesses will retain access during the detours.

Motorists traveling to eastbound Greenwich Road, including drivers exiting I-264 east on Ramp 15A at Newtown Road, will be detoured south on Newtown Road, east on Princess Anne Road, north on Witchduck Road and west on Greenwich Road.

Northbound Newtown Road traffic will be detoured via Princess Anne and Kempsville roads.

NIGHT-TIME LANE CLOSURES AND DETOURS AT I-264 RAMPS TO WITCHDUCK ROAD

Underground utility work will result in the following impacts around the Witchduck Road interchange:

Beginning June 3 and continuing for approximately 10 nights, motorists will encounter alternating lane closures at the off-ramp from I-264 east to Witchduck Road nightly, 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. The ramp will remain open with reduced lanes.

Beginning June 3 and continuing until June 14, Grayson Road will be closed at Witchduck Road from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. Traffic will be detoured to Bonney Road.

Beginning around June 15 and continuing for approximately 11 nights, the off-ramp from from I-264 west to Witchduck Road will close from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m. A detour will direct traffic to the next exit at Newtown Road, back onto I-264 east, and to the I-264 east off-ramp to Witchduck Road. View the detour at this link.

Motorists should be aware that shoulders along I-64 west and a portion of I-264 east are closed for construction.

For more on the project, visit www.i64i264improvements.org . Please share this newsletter with others. They can subscribe here: