Title
Resolution in Support of the City of Hampton’s and Virginia Department of Transportation’s (VDOT) Temporary Closure Initiative of the Interstate 64 Eastbound Ramps at Mallory Street and Settlers Landing Road During Construction of the Hampton Roads Express Lanes (HREL) Segment 4C Project
Purpose
The Hampton Roads Express Lane (HREL) Segment 4C Project (UPC 117840/119638) will widen Interstate 64 (“I-64”) and rehabilitate the existing lanes with an additional 12-foot-wide travel lane in each direction. Traffic volumes and congestion on I-64 continue to rise each year, with significant delays associated with peak traffic volumes, incidents in the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (“HRBT”), and Major Lane Blocking Incidents. As the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel (HRBT) Expansion Project and the HREL Segment 4C projects are scheduled to begin construction next year, the City of Hampton and the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) are working in coordination to implement temporary closures of the I-64 eastbound entrance ramps at both Mallory Street and Settlers Landing Road. Based on VDOT modeling, maintaining traffic volumes on the interstate will reduce congestion on the City’s arterial network in advance of planned construction.
The proposed ramp closures, or ramp metering, are recommended to be seven days a week from 3pm - 6pm (peak traffic periods) as a means of eliminating “cut through” traffic on the City’s arterial network and enhancing traffic flow on I-64. Remotely controlled gates, advance warning signage, and establishment of procedures for emergency vehicle use are the proposed method of traffic control during the peak traffic periods. Upon completion of construction the HRBT expansion and HREL Segment 4C, all temporary ramp closure equipment and fabricated items will be removed. The ramp modifications would not be implemented until 2022 and the City will continue to work with all stakeholders in piloting other efforts as well as continue additio...
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