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TRAFFIC: 9-mile backup for HRBT westbound
Westbound traffic on the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel is backed up nine miles to Chesapeake Boulevard. Eastbound traffic is backed up almost five miles to LaSalle Avenue. Eastbound traffic at the Downtown Tunnel is backed up to Des Moines Avenue....
Tags: Traffic
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HRTPO to discuss I-64 expansion, funding
Relieving congestion along I-64 from Williamsburg to Newport News appears possible as board members of the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization meet Thursday to discuss endorsing the planned expansion. At the meeting,10:30 a.m., at 723...Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation, Hampton Roads, Prices, Transportation, Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization
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Traffic Clone Test for Redesign Project
On I-64 at the HRBT, westbound traffic is backed up 5-1/4 miles to Bay Avenue because on earlier accident at the tunnel. Eastbound traffic is backed 2 miles to Mallory Street. On I-64 westbound past the Hampton River Bridge, an accident is blocking...
Tags: Traffic
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Gephyrophobia, or fear of bridges, tunnels more than just water under a bridge
Last fall, Kirk Crawley was heading east on Interstate 64 toward the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel to visit family. The 30-year-old Newport News man had made the trip countless times. But over the last few years, something was starting to happen, and this...
Tags: Bethesda (Montgomery, Maryland), Mental Health, Manhattan (New York City), National Institutes of Health, Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel
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Daily Press Feedback for June 17: Fear of bridges and tunnels, standard camouflage, traffic snarls
Fear of bridges, tunnels A front-page story in Sunday's Daily Press profiled people who have gephyrophobia, a fear of bridges and tunnels. Can you relate? •Erica Linde: Yes! I am extremely fearful of bridges. I don't know why either. I hate them!...Tags: U.S. House Committee on Armed Services, Annapolis
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HRBT will be closed briefly Sunday morning for gate testing
The east and westbound tubes of the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel will be closed briefly Sunday for tide gate testing, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. The HRBT will be closed from 3 a.m. to 6 a.m., according to a news release.... -
After rain, Middle Ground Boulevard Extension back on track
Work is continuing steadily at the Middle Ground Boulevard Extension Project after crews said rainy weather created a few minor delays. Work crews for the Virginia Department of Transportation project said demolition has been completed at Sunbury...
Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation, Hampton Roads, Lobbying, Langley Air Force Base
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Best mileage for transportation tax dollars
A new transportation law will soon tax Peninsula citizens to fund traffic congestion relief projects. Whether or not one agrees with the law, it is our duty to make sure that our tax dollars are spent correctly. The Hampton Roads Transportation...Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation, Hampton University, Hampton Roads, Transportation, Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization
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There's regional strength in compromise
Recent events — particularly new transportation legislation [and] sequestration — remind us regionalism is becoming more and more a fact of life. Some like to say Hampton Roads is not a region and that it citizens don't want to be one,...Tags: Local Government, Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), Suffolk (Suffolk, Virginia), Hampton Roads, Transportation
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VDOT schedules late January Interstate 64 hearings
The Virginia Department of Transportation has scheduled two public meetings in late January to discuss possible expansion of the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel. The meetings come in conjunction with a public comment period - that runs through Feb. 13 -...
Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation, Phoebus (Hampton, Virginia), Hampton Roads, Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Transportation
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Japanese train stuffing: Be glad you're not a Tokyo commuter
On this Thanksgiving holiday, I'm thankful to not be a Japanese commuter. The island nation is home to any number of phenomenon that are simultaneously amusing and cringe-worthy. Train stuffing is no exception. Apparently, so packed are the country'...
Tags: Hampton Roads, Dressing and Stuffing, YouTube
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VDOT: Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel tide gate testing coming Dec. 2
Because its the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, you really can't get the word out too early regarding the potential for a traffic delay. Today, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced it will conduct routine tide gate testing at the Interstate...
Tags: Virginia Department of Transportation, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia)
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