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Lat/Long: 36.850869, -76.022205 Locality: Virginia Beach
The Laskin Road Bridge Replacement & Widening Project will encompass roadway improvements along the heavily traveled Hilltop business corridor of Virginia Beach, starting at Republic Road, through the First Colonial Road intersection, and ending with the bridge replacement just west of Red Robin Road.
The primary purpose of this project is to improve capacity and enhance safety through the widening and improvements of Laskin Road and First Colonial Road, as well as replacing the bridge over Linkhorn Bay.
This project includes construction of an 8-lane divided highway on Laskin Road (two 12-foot through lanes and one 14-foot-wide outside lane to accommodate bikes in each direction and a continuous right turn lane in each direction) with a 5-foot sidewalk on the south side, a 10-foot sidewalk on the north side.
This phase also includes full improvements to the Laskin Road/First Colonial Road intersection, as well as the construction of a 6-lane divided highway on First Colonial Road from Laurel Lane to I-264.
This project will also replace the existing bridge on Laskin Road (Route 58) located one mile east of First Colonial Road. The bridge crosses Linkhorn Bay in the Hilltop area. The current bridge was built in 1938, was later widened in 1956 and is in overall fair condition. The new bridge will be widened to five travel lanes, with a sidewalk on each side. The bridge will be built to accommodate future expansion to six lanes.
The primary purpose of this project is to improve capacity and enhance safety through the widening and improvements of Laskin Road and First Colonial Road, as well as replacing the bridge over Linkhorn Bay in the city of Virginia Beach.
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Estimated start date: Fall 2019
Estimated completion date: 2025*
The project was advertised for construction in January 2019, and the $83.2 million construction contract was awarded to Allan Myers, Inc.
Construction began in September 2019.
*The completion date has been extended from its original date due to various field conditions that were unknown during the time of initial scheduling. Discussions with the contractor are currently ongoing regarding the project’s estimated schedule, and VDOT is conducting a comprehensive, detailed schedule impact analysis to determine the extent of the impact these variables will have on the schedule moving forward.
Estimated cost of the project: $150 million
Construction contract value: $83.2 million
Total project cost consists of:
UPC: 12546 & 111711
A "Pardon our Dust" Construction meeting took place Oct. 10, 2019, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Linkhorn Park Elementary School in Virginia Beach. This meeting provided interested citizens with the opportunity to informally review anticipated traffic impacts, a preliminary construction schedule and planned improvements for Laskin Road between Republic Road and Red Robin Road. This was an open-house format meeting with no formal presentation. There was no public comment period related to this meeting.
Meeting materials from this session included display board handouts, project map showing the phases of construction, detailed breakdown of construction phase timeline and project benefits, and are available upon request.
A design public hearing took place on Dec. 14, 2017, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at First Colonial High School. The purpose of the meeting was to give citizens an opportunity to review the project exhibits on display, meet with VDOT representatives and provide input. This was an open-house format meeting with no formal presentation. Citizens provided oral and written comments at the hearing or could submit them during a 10-day public comment period that ended Dec. 24, 2017.
Meeting materials from this session included a project brochure, display boards showing various sections within the project corridor, project map, typical sections for bridge and roadway plans and project benefits, and are available upon request.
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Last updated: April 1, 2024
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