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SUFFOLK – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will conduct routine tide gate testing at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT) beginning at 2 a.m. on Sunday, May 15 to ensure facilities are prepared for possible adverse weather conditions.
Motorists traveling on Interstate 64 to the HRBT during this time should expect to be stopped for up to 60 minutes in each direction. To avoid delays, motorists are encouraged to use Interstate 664 Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel (MMMBT) as an alternate route.
Crews will first test the eastbound gates and then test the westbound gates at the HRBT. Full directional closures are as follows:
Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel
Sunday, May 15
- 2 a.m. to 3 a.m. – all eastbound traffic stopped
- 3 a.m. to 4 a.m. – all westbound traffic stopped
For additional travel alerts, motorists are encouraged to follow @VaDOTHR on Twitter, visit 511virginia.org, call 511 or the Traffic Information Line at 757-361-3016, or download Virginia’s free 511 mobile app.
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