I-64 Southside Widening and High Rise Bridge Expansion Project
Traffic Impacts, Aug. 14-20
Single-lane closures with brief, intermittent stoppages on I-64 for overhead signage installation

Motorists can expect overnight, single-lane closures with brief, intermittent stoppages (up to 20 minutes), between 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. as crews install new overhead sign structures across I-64 as follows:

  • I-64 east near Great Bridge Boulevard (approximate mile marker 292), Aug. 16
  • I-64 west between the High Rise Bridge and Great Bridge Boulevard (exit 292), Aug. 17-18
Full overnight closure of Great Bridge Boulevard at the I-64 overpass, Aug. 14-18, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Great Bridge Boulevard between Tennyson Street and the I-64 off-ramp will be closed nightly to all traffic, Aug. 14-18, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Motorists should follow the detour below. Detour information will also be designated with signage along the roadway.

GREAT BRIDGE BOULEVARD DETOUR

Traveling south on Great Bridge Boulevard
  • Right on Booker Street
  • Left on Bainbridge Boulevard
  • Left on Dominion Boulevard
  • End detour and turn left/right on Great Bridge Boulevard

Traveling north on Great Bridge Boulevard
  • Left on Dominion Boulevard
  • Right on Bainbridge Boulevard
  • End detour and turn left/right on Great Bridge Boulevard
Overnight ramp closure on I-64 west to Great Bridge Boulevard (exit 292), Aug. 17-18, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Motorists traveling on I-64 west toward Virginia Beach should follow detour signs utilizing:

  • Exit 291A to I-464 north
  • Exit 1 to I-64 east
  • Exit 291B to Route 168 south
  • Right exit to Great Bridge Boulevard

End detour on Great Bridge Boulevard
Overnight ramp closures on I-64 west off-ramp to Route 168 south (exit 291B), Aug. 14-19, from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

Motorists traveling on I-64 west should use the following detour:
  • Exit to I-464 north (exit 291A)
  • Exit right to I-64 east (exit 1)
  • Continue straight and exit right to Route 17/Route 168 south (exit 291B)
  • End detour
Additional Overnight Lane Closures
  • Alternating single-lane closures on I-64 west near Bowers Hill, Aug. 17-18, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
  • Alternating single-lane closures on I-64 east between Great Bridge Boulevard (approximate mile marker 292), and the High Rise Bridge, Aug. 17-19, from 7 p.m. to 5 a.m.
All construction schedules are pending, due to weather or unforeseen circumstances. Changes to the schedule will be updated on the project website traffic alerts page.
To view all project related traffic impacts, please visit the traffic alert section of 64highrise.org.