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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 bef...
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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Obama may hold key to transit
804-647-6444Government leaders in Hampton Roads, frustrated by the stalemate over transportation funding, wonder whether President-elect Barack Obama could hold the light at the end of the bridge-tunnel. Speculation over possible assistance from a federal economic...Tags: Heads of State, National Government, Fort Eustis, Upper House, Hampton Roads
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8:15 TRAFFIC: Accident on I-64
Daily PressA thick layer of fog is covering the area this morning, and motorists are urged to use caution. On I-64 westbound near Military Highway in Chesapeake, an accident is blocking one lane of traffic. At the Downtown Tunnel, eastbound traffic to Norfolk on...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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8 a.m. TRAFFIC: Tunnels moving slowly
Daily PressAt the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, eastbound traffic to Norfolk on Interstate 64 is backed up 2½ miles to Settlers Landing Road. At the High Rise Bridge in Chesapeake, westbound traffic on I-64 is backed up three miles to Military Highway. At the...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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8 a.m. TRAFFIC: Accident on James River Bridge
Daily PressOn the James River Bridge, a disabled vehicle is blocking one lane of northbound traffic moving from Isle of Wight County to Newport News. At the Downtown Tunnel, eastbound traffic to Norfolk on I-264 is backed up one mile to Des Moines Avenue. At the...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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No E-ZPass here
The law of unintended consequences may reach out and bite the Peninsula if tolls are imposed on the part of Interstate 64 that runs right through it. Yet they're likely to be. Tolls will be a necessary part of the funding for the major road/bridge/...Tags: Hampton Roads, Gardens and Parks, Virginia, G. Glenn Oder, Fort Eustis
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Oder hopes for second chance on road funding
247-4765 | 247-4744Del. G. Glenn Oder wants to link transportation funding to future economic growth at state ports and airports in Northern Virginia, which could be a boon for Hampton Roads' weary network of bridges and tunnels. Oder, R-Newport News, offered the plan...Tags: Portsmouth (Portsmouth, Virginia), John Miller, Virginia, G. Glenn Oder, Upper House
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8:30 TRAFFIC: Roadwork on I-664
Daily PressOn I-664 northbound, one lane of traffic is closed for road maintenance near Powhatan Parkway in Hampton. The Coleman Bridge has openings scheduled at 9 and 10 a.m.Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Isle of Wight (Isle of Wight, Virginia), Fort Eustis, Newport News (Newport News, Virginia)
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Fish that rocks
247-4732In waters around the Peninsula, a migration is happening that means great things for those who love to catch fish — and those who love to eat them. Rockfish, also known as striped bass, are currently swimming in our midst in numbers that make for...Tags: Salt, Tomatoes, Cheese, Appetizers, Onions
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Shad Plank: Hampton Roads mayors make governor choice
When it's not even technically election year yet, a political endorsement seems a little bit early. But Newport News Mayor Joe S. Frank said the group of mayors who came out to support former Del. Brian Moran's bid for the governor's office weighed their...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia), Virginia, Public Officials, Interior Policy, Regional Authority
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8:30 TRAFFIC: Mild backups at Downtown, Midtown
Daily PressAt the Downtown Tunnel, westbound traffic to Portsmouth on I-264 is backed up a half-mile along the Berkley Bridge. Eastbound traffic to Norfolk is backed up one mile to Des Moines Avenue. At the Midtown Tunnel, eastbound traffic to Norfolk is backed...Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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8:30 TRAFFIC: Five-mile backup on I-64
Daily PressOn I-64 eastbound near Northampton Boulevard, an accident is blocking one lane of traffic. Vehicles are backed up five miles. At the Downtown Tunnel, eastbound traffic to Norfolk on I-264 is backed up a mile to Des Moines Avenue.Tags: Norfolk (Norfolk, Virginia)
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