FLOODGATE TESTING SCHEDULED AT THE MIDTOWN TUNNEL SUNDAY

NORFOLK— The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) will close the Midtown Tunnel on Sunday, May 18 from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. to test the floodgates. Motorists should plan on using the Downtown Tunnel as an alternate during this time.

Prior to the testing, one eastbound lane of the Midtown Tunnel will close from 5 a.m. to 6:30 a.m. for maintenance repairs and to prepare for the testing. Traffic will alternate in the open lane. Both lanes of the tunnel will close from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. The eastbound lane of the Midtown Tunnel will remain closed for maintenance from 7:30 a.m. to 10 a.m. Traffic will again alternate in the open lane.

Highway safety is everyone’s responsibility. Virginia’s highway safety partnership — the Virginia Department of Transportation, Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles and Virginia State Police — challenges you to help prevent highway fatalities. Buckle up. Avoid distractions. Share the road. Drive drug- and alcohol-free. Obey speed limits. For up-to-date traffic and travel information, visit www.VirginiaDOT.org, call 511 or listen to 610AM.

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