The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) and its contractor will close a portion of State Road 627 (Good Hope Road) at the Interstate 64 (I-64) overpass in New Kent County for bridge removal as part of the I-64 Gap Segment B widening project.
Weather permitting, work will take place from 10 p.m. on Aug. 14 to 6 a.m. on Aug. 15. If needed, work may continue from 10 p.m. on Aug. 15 to 6 a.m. on Aug. 16. Motorists will be advised if additional time is needed.
Drivers should follow the posted detours using State Road 620 (Homestead Road) and State Road 632 (Stage Road).
Segment B is estimated to be completed in the summer of 2029 and includes six bridge widenings and rehabilitations, widening and pavement rehabilitation, overhead signage and intelligent transportation systems, box culvert and pipe repairs, and retaining walls.
The I-64 Gap widening projects are divided into three segments labeled Segments A, B and C, with each being constructed as an operationally independent project to enhance connectivity between Richmond and Hampton Roads. The collective objective involves improving congestion and safety in this corridor by widening approximately 29 miles of travel lanes, adding a 12-foot-wide third lane and 10-foot-wide paved shoulders in both directions. The I-64 corridor within these project areas currently only provides two lanes in each direction and links to sections at both ends that have three travel lanes; hence, this corridor has been deemed "the gap."
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