Full Notification

The Elizabeth River Tunnels (ERT) Project team, in partnership with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), will begin placing steel girders across Interstate 264 (I-264) this weekend. The girders will serve as the structural support for the ramp which will carry traffic to I-264 West from the future Martin Luther King Extension.

The work requires a complete nightly closure of I-264 East and West in Portsmouth between the Frederick Boulevard and Effingham Street exits beginning Friday evening, March 6 through Friday morning, March 13. The eastbound interstate closure will take place concurrently with the scheduled I-264 East Downtown Tunnel weekend closure. Signed detours will be in place to direct motorists around the interstate closures.

The I-264 closure schedule is as follows:
• I-264 East:
o Friday, March 6 – Monday, March 9 full weekend closure of I-264 East: Closed from 8 p.m. Friday night until 5 a.m. Monday morning.
 Motorists traveling eastbound on I-264 to Norfolk will exit the interstate at Portsmouth Boulevard and use the South Norfolk Jordan Bridge (all-electronically tolled).
o Monday, March 9 – Thursday, March 12 nightly closure of I-264 East: Closed from 8 p.m. each night until 5 a.m. the following morning.
 Motorists traveling eastbound on I-264 to Norfolk will exit the interstate at Portsmouth Boulevard and re-access the interstate via Effingham Street.
o Several interstate on-ramps connecting to I-264 East will also be closed beginning at 7 p.m. in coordination with the interstate closure:
 Portsmouth Boulevard on-ramp
 Frederick Boulevard South on-ramp
 Frederick Boulevard North on-ramp
• I-264 West:
o Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7 nightly closure of I-264 West: Closed from 8 p.m. each night until 8 a.m. the following morning.
 Motorists traveling westbound on I-264 in Portsmouth will exit the interstate at Effingham Street, follow signs towards London Boulevard and re-access the interstate from Frederick Boulevard.
o Sunday, March 8 – Thursday, March 12 nightly closure of I-264 West: Closed from 8 p.m. each night until 5 a.m. the following morning.
 Motorists traveling westbound on I-264 in Portsmouth will exit the interstate at Effingham Street, travel along London Boulevard and re-access the interstate from Frederick Boulevard.
o Several interstate on-ramps connecting to I-264 West will also be closed beginning at 7 p.m. in coordination with the interstate closure:
 Bart Street on-ramp
 Effingham Street South on-ramp
 Effingham Street North on-ramp
Additional girder work over the interstate is expected to continue the week of March 16.

Completion of the MLK Extension will create an efficient, connected transportation network, providing direct access between the Downtown and Midtown tunnels and High St. and London Blvd. in Portsmouth.

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