Other signs within the city will point to the Midtown Who don't exit at Portsmouth Boulevard will be forced to leave I-264 atĮffingham Street, where orange detour signs will also direct people to
It mentioned the Jordan Bridge as an alternative route but didĬlizbe said representatives from the city of Portsmouth requested that more drivers be diverted to the Jordan Bridge. Portsmouth - sent drivers from Portsmouth Boulevard to the Midtown Miles of bumper-to-bumper traffic from the Midtown Tunnel into downtown The original detour plan - the one that resulted in 3 Plates - though the backup there on Saturday frustrated drivers for The Midtown Tunnel costsħ5 cents on the weekend for E-ZPass users or $2.25 for unregistered There, they will be routed to the Jordan Bridge, a privatelyĮ-ZPass users or $4 for those who pay by mail. I-264 toward Norfolk will next be encouraged to exit at Portsmouthīoulevard.
"If you weren't from here, it might have beenĪ little unclear what exactly they were talking about," she said of the Situation, said Susan Clizbe, a spokeswoman from the Virginia Department Electronic signs will say that I-264 East - rather than theĭowntown Tunnel - is closed, to help tourists better understand the The revised detour plan begins with a different messageįor drivers on southbound Interstate 664 who are headed toward Virginiaīeach. Moreįull weekend closures are expected in the fall, but those haven't been Remove ceiling tiles in the tunnel as part of a renovation project. 7, except for Labor Day weekend, so crews can "It wasn't expected to back up throughout the city of Portsmouth," Hansen said of the Saturday traffic.Įastbound Downtown Tunnel will be closed every weekend beginning at 8 Will be many weekend closures of the eastbound Downtown Tunnel. River Crossings, the company overseeing the tunnel work.įrom the Portsmouth Police Department, the state highway department andĮlizabeth River Crossings and its contractor met Monday to discuss thatĪnd other changes after seeing the poor results from the first of what The Midtown Tunnel, said Lauren Hansen, a spokeswoman for Elizabeth Vehicles to the tolled South Norfolk Jordan Bridge to relieve demand on Prompted a change in detours for the next weekend closure of the
Saturday afternoon traffic jam that stretched for miles into the city Tunnel detour plans change after weekend jam I-264, the traffic higher-ups have decided that they are going to try Mention multiple ramp closures leading up to the eastbound tube along With no real solution to the tunnel closure nightmare, not to If you happened to be one of the thousands of drivers who got stuck inīetween tunnels in Portsmouth last weekend this is probably too little
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