All continuous closures for the I-64 Reversible Express Lane ramps to I-64 west and from I-64 east to reopen, and high-occupancy tolling to resume in both directions
Starting as early as Monday, Oct. 28, contractor crews with the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) are scheduled to reopen the multiweek closures impacting the I-64 Reversible Express Lanes in Norfolk between I-264 and I-564. The continuous single-lane closure on the I-64 west general purpose lanes off-ramp to I-564 west remains in place through late fall.
These closures were implemented to facilitate the completion of essential roadway activities and bridge widening as part of construction for the first phase of the Hampton Roads Express Lanes (HREL) Norfolk Segment.
The previous long-term closures that will reopen starting as early as Oct. 28 include:
- the continuous single lane closure in both directions of the Reversible Express Lanes between just west of Tidewater Drive (exit 277) and east of I-564/Granby Street (exit 276)
- the I-64 general purpose lanes access to and from the Norfolk Reversible Express Lanes, with the reopening of the westbound Express Lanes exit ramp to the I-64 west mainline (toward the HRBT) and the entrance ramp from the I-64 east mainline to the eastbound Reversible Express Lanes
Along with these closures being lifted, all westbound tolls will be reinstated for solo drivers using the Norfolk Reversible Express Lanes to travel to I-564 or I-64 west toward the HRBT. Vehicles with two or more occupants and an E-ZPass Flex transponder switched to “HOV-ON” may use the Express Lanes toll-free.
Additional short-term closures within the Reversible Express Lanes remain ongoing during non-peak hours. This construction work is weather and schedule-dependent; therefore, this schedule is subject to change.
This work is part of the first phase of HREL Norfolk Segment construction projects, that started in summer 2023 and includes the conversion of the existing inside shoulder along I-64 into a high-occupancy tolled, part-time shoulder Express Lane running alongside the three existing general purpose lanes between Patrol Road and Tidewater Drive for a total of 2 miles, as well as the widening and rehabilitation of several existing bridges on I-64.
This HREL Norfolk Segment will ultimately become a part of an overall continuous 45-mile high-occupancy toll Express Lanes network on I-64, from west of Denbigh Boulevard in Newport News to the I-264/I-664 Bowers Hill interchange in Chesapeake. As traffic demand continues to increase in the region, incorporating the Express Lanes dynamic tolling model, together with other interstate improvements, provides an additional approach to managing congestion in the long term and providing more travel choices and a reliable travel network for Hampton Roads motorists. For more information on the Hampton Roads Express Lanes projects and to learn more about construction updates, traffic impacts and to sign-up to receive project updates, visit 64expresslanes.org.
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