Summary
The Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) is the 3.5-mile-long Hampton Roads crossing for Interstate 64. It is comprised of bridge trestles, man made islands, and tunnels under the main shipping channels for Hampton Roads harbor. The HRBT and I-64 connect the South Hampton Roads cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach with the Peninsula cities of Hampton and Newport News. The facility is toll-free and is operated and maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The HRBT holds a place as an engineering milestone: the world's first underwater tunnel connected to man-made islands. Hampton Roads is the historic name for the five-mile wide, last ten miles or so of the James River before it empties...
The Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) is the 3.5-mile-long Hampton Roads crossing for Interstate 64. It is comprised of bridge trestles, man made islands, and tunnels under the main shipping channels for Hampton Roads harbor. The HRBT and I-64 connect the South Hampton Roads cities of Norfolk and Virginia Beach with the Peninsula cities of Hampton and Newport News. The facility is toll-free and is operated and maintained by the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The HRBT holds a place as an engineering milestone: the world's first underwater tunnel connected to man-made islands. Hampton Roads is the historic name for the five-mile wide, last ten miles or so of the James River before it empties into Chesapeake Bay. Chesapeake Bay is an ocean estuary, the lower end of which is about 15 miles wide, and Hampton Roads is about 15 miles from the Atlantic Ocean. A line from Old Point Comfort to the west end of Willoughby Spit, comes close to demarking the point where Hampton Roads becomes Chesapeake Bay; and the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel also crosses close to that line.
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Shucet says there wasn't enough consensus-building
Former Transportation Commissioner Philip Shucet has been working on Hampton Roads transportation problems for more than 14 years, as a private engineering consultant and as the leader of the Virginia Department of Transportation. In Monday's Daily...Tags: Bedford (Bedford, Virginia), Government, Upper House, George Bush, Barack Obama
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How much would you pay to be here instead of here?
247-4765How much would you pay to guarantee a speedy commute? Any local driver knows that gridlock at big bottlenecks routinely clogs traffic for hours and miles, pushing Hampton Roads' overworked transportation network to the brink. But express tolling lanes...Tags: Heavy Engineering, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia), Hampton Roads, Vehicles, Transportation
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Consider all taxes
There have been some letters in the Daily Press supporting an increase in the state gasoline tax because it is lower than 41 other states. While I do not doubt the assertion that we have a lower gasoline tax than some other states, I do question why...Tags: Petroleum Industry, State Budgets
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3 p.m.: HRBT backed up 6 miles
Daily PressOn I-64 at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, westbound traffic is backed up 6 ¾ miles to Granby Street. Eastbound traffic is backed up to 5 ½ miles to the I-664 interchange. Eastbound traffic is backed up due to a disabled vehicle blocking the right lane.... -
3:30 p.m.: Traffic stopped at Midtown Tunnel
Daily PressOn US-58 at the Midtown Tunnel, all traffic is stopped due to a disabled tractor trailer. Westbound traffic is backed up 21st Street. Eastbound traffic is backed up to 164 Western Freeway. Expect delays. On I-64 at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel,... -
4 p.m.: HRBT backed up both ways
Daily PressOn I-64 at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, westbound traffic is backed up 6 ¾ miles to Granby Street. Eastbound traffic is backed up to 6 ¾ miles to Mercury Boulevard. At the High Rise Bridge, there is a disabled vehicle blocking the left lane. Expect... -
4 p.m.: HRBT now backed up 6 miles
Daily PressOn I-64 at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, westbound traffic is backed up 6 miles to the Mason Creek Bridge. Eastbound traffic is backed up 4 miles to King Street. Expect delays. On I-664 at the Monitor Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel, southbound... -
3:30 p.m.: HRBT backed up both ways
Daily PressOn I-64 at the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, eastbound traffic is backed up 3 ¼ miles to the Hampton River Bridge. Westbound traffic past 4th View Street is backed up to Bay Avenue. Expect delays. On I-264 at the Downtown Tunnel, eastbound traffic is... -
HRBT backed up to Mallory Street
Daily PressAt the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, on I-64, eastbound traffic from Hampton to Norfolk is backed up about three miles to the Mallory Street exit. If traveling this route, anticipate delays this morning. At the Downtown Tunnel, on I-264, eastbound traffic...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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HRBT becoming congested, backed up two miles
Daily PressAt the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, on I-64, eastbound traffic from Hampton to Norfolk is backed up two miles to the Mallory Street exit. Drivers should prepare for moderate delays on the morning commute. At the Downtown Tunnel, on I-264, westbound...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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