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June 16, 2022
RELEASE: IMMEDIATE
CONTACT: Brittany McBride Nichols (757) 956-3029
Media Line (757) 956-3032
HamptonRoadsPublicInfo@VDOT.Virginia.gov
FULL OVERNIGHT CLOSURES SCHEDULED NEXT WEEK ON DENBIGH BOULEVARD OVERPASS BRIDGE OVER I-64
Signed detour via Bland Boulevard to begin as early as the evening of June 20
NEWPORT NEWS – To ensure motorist safety during bridgework related to the Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) Denbigh Boulevard Bridge Replacement Project, a series of overnight, full closures on Denbigh Boulevard are scheduled to begin as early as next week, between Pocahontas Drive and Millwood Drive in Newport News.
Starting as early as June 20 through the morning of June 24, a signed detour is scheduled to be in place from 7 p.m. each night until 6 a.m. the following morning, directing motorists traveling along Warwick Boulevard and Jefferson Avenue to use Bland Boulevard as an alternate route.
Additionally, the contractor is tentatively scheduled to implement the same full, overnight closures on Denbigh Boulevard on June 27-30, schedule and weather permitting.
In addition to the full overnight closures on Denbigh Boulevard, motorists on Interstate 64 (I-64) east and west near Denbigh Boulevard can also expect multi-lane closures and brief, intermittent stoppages lasting up to 20 minutes each, currently scheduled for June 22-23 and June 26-29. On I-64 west, single-lane closures on I-64 are scheduled to begin as early as 7 p.m., with a second lane closing as early as 10 p.m., until 5 a.m. On I-64 east, double-lane closures are scheduled to be in place as early as 10 p.m. until 5 a.m.
This construction work is weather- and schedule-dependent; therefore, this schedule is subject to change.
During the closures, contractor crews will be setting bridge girders for the new spans of the new westbound section of the Denbigh Boulevard overpass over I-64.
For more information on the Denbigh Boulevard Bridge Replacement Project, visit the VDOT website at https://www.virginiadot.org/projects/hamptonroads/denbigh_boulevard_bridge.asp.
Motorists are advised to plan their commute by using VDOT’s free traffic information tools:
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Download the 511 smartphone app, or 511-integrated Waze app.
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Visit the 511 Virginia website or dial 511 for traffic information on your phone.
- Follow @511hamptonroads and @VaDOTHR on Twitter.
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